Pharmaceutical Industry's Approach
  to Help Resolve the Problem
 (cont'd)
  • Establish screens that include novel targets rather than the traditional inhibitors of cell wall, protein, or DNA synthesis.

  • Examine materials from a variety of new sources such as those from aquatic, terrestrial, or marine plants, animals, insects, etc. and broad chemical files.

  • Develop a better understanding of virulence mechanisms and the emerging targets that may not have been recognized earlier.