SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBATING INFECTIONS DUE TO PATHOGENS BELONGING TO PHYLUM PROTEOBACTERIA

摘要

Many of the known infectious pathogens that pose a challenge to available treatment methods because of their antibiotic resistant properties, belong to the phylum Proteobacteria. A method and system for combating infections due to pathogens belonging to phylum Proteobacteria is provided. The system is configured to provide strategies to combat pathogenic infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains of pathogens belonging to phylum Proteobacteria. It is possible to target multiple pathogens simultaneously using a single target site as these pathogens belong to the same phylum and share similarities in their genetic signature. The strategy involves identifying potential target sites in the pathogen, which can be utilized to compromise its multiple virulence or essential functions at the same time.