More information: Wei Xu et al, Reprogramming aerobic metabolism mitigates Streptococcus pyogenes tissue damage in a mouse necrotizing skin infection model, Nature Communications (2025).

The research highlights how disrupting bacterial metabolism can help the body ... a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium ...

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes ... suggest that reprogramming bacterial metabolism could serve as a novel therapeutic ...