Bacterial ‘battle for survival’ leads to new antibiotic
Biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival. The antibiotic holds promise for therapy of Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach ulcers in humans. Also, figuring out the still murky explanation for how the new antibiotic was produced could help researchers develop strategies for finding other new antibiotics……..
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Bacterial ‘battle for survival’ leads to new antibiotic
Biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival. The antibiotic holds promise for therapy of Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach ulcers in humans. Also, figuring out the still murky explanation for how the new antibiotic was produced could help researchers develop strategies for finding other new antibiotics……..
Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org
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