<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/2025-07-msu-scientists-discover-hidden-redundancy-in-bacterial-metabolism.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Discovery Science</categories><broadcast>mgi</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>07/14/2025</pubDate><title>Hidden bacterial redundancy could be antibiotic game-changer</title><subTitle>New research reveals that S. aureus uses multiple enzymes to sustain vital metabolic functions and uncovers mechanisms that could be targeted by new antibiotics. </subTitle><description><span>MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we target pathogens like staph infections.</span></description><highlights/><author>Debbie Walton</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/2025-07-msu-scientists-discover-hidden-redundancy-380.jpg" alt="Three people stand next to each other in front of a window. They are smiling at the camera."/></image><tags><tag>microbiology</tag></tags></item>