Study links caffeine intake to decreased antibiotic potency in common bacteria

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• Jimmc414 1 day ago
  Interesting that caffeine doesn’t appear to suppress immunity or neutralize the antibiotic; it briefly “fortifies” E. coli by tightening its outer membrane, so certain antibiotics get in less well
• Jimmc414 1 day ago
  paper:

  Systematic screen uncovers regulator contributions to chemical cues in Escherichia coli

  https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/jou...