Fish slime: An untapped source of potential new antibiotics

(American Chemical Society) As current antibiotics dwindle in effectiveness against multidrug-resistant pathogens, researchers are seeking potential replacements in some unlikely places. Now a team has identified bacteria with promising antibiotic activity against known pathogens -- even dangerous organisms, such as the microbe that causes MRSA infections -- in the protective mucus that coats young fish. The researchers will present their results today at the American Chemical Society Spring 2019 National Meeting& Exposition.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/acs-fsa022119.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 31, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news