An unusual bacterium that penetrates and lives inside human cells may offer a new drug target

September 10, 2026 · 8:20 pm 1 sources

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• An unusual bacterium that penetrates and lives inside human cells may offer a new drug target
  Phys.org · September 10, 2026 20:20
  Research underway in the lab of Rebecca Alexander, a professor in Wake Forest University's Department of Chemistry, is shedding light on an unusual human bacterium, Mycoplasma penetrans. Alexander's work to understand how and why this unique pathogen acts as it does could one day lead to new…