As bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and other antibacterials, there is a growing need for alternatives.

Those without the ability to use their mini-harpoons eventually died, but the unaltered bacteria began killing to survive. “This isn’t just happening in the lab,” D’Souza clarified.

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But if nonantibiotics kill bacteria in similar ways to known antibiotics, their prolonged use, such as in the treatment of chronic disease, might inadvertently promote antibiotic resistance.

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"It's a pretty prominent pathogen. More than a million people die per year because of these bacteria," he said, referring to the bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs, brain, nose and blood.