The synthetic antibiotic, called cresomycin ... Two of these bacteria are included on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s list of priority pathogens for which new antibiotics are "urgently ...

Some antibiotics are still produced and isolated from living organisms, such as the aminoglycosides, and others have been created through purely synthetic means: the sulfonamides, the quinolones ...

“RECCE 327’s approval for QIDP designation underscored the potential of synthetic polymers as a new class of antibiotics,” said co-inventor, VP and chief research officer, Graham Melrose.