In test tube, ‘pulse-doses’ of antibiotic wipe out Lyme disease bacteria persisters So, though it’s still extremely early research, I was gladdened by a report just out from Northeastern University that a prominent germ-fighting scientist may have found a new way to kill off Lyme disease bacteria even when it persists after antibiotics. In test tubes, at least. Prof. Kim Lewis, chief of Northeastern’s Antimicrobial Discovery Center, […]