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Old 23-11-2019, 12:01 AM
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A new antibiotic found in the gut of a tiny worm may be best hope to fight superbugs

In a November 20, 2019 press release, it has been announced that
researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a new type of
antibiotic which may help the fight against drug-resistant bacteria.
which are estimated to cause 700,000 deaths each year worldwide.

The discovery has been reported in Nature.

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Originally Posted by Roberto Molar Candanosa, Northwestern
Yu Imai, a postdoctoral research associate in Lewis’ lab, discovered the compound from Photorhabdus bacteria that live inside the gut of a nematode, a tiny parasitic worm found in soil. It’s the first time, Lewis says, that the animal microbiome was found to harbor an antibiotic that promises to be useful for humans.
Detailed story here :-
https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/1...tant-bacteria/
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