title: Macrolides: the plug is out.
abstract: Macrolide antibiotics are thought to clog up the ribosomal tunnel and thereby block general protein synthesis. By using a combination of elegant in vivo and in vitro approaches, Kannan et al. show that the inhibitory action of these drugs on bacterial protein synthesis is selective rather than global.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gamerdinger
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deuerling