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Middel tegen MRSA?

Geplaatst: 01 aug 2013 19:56
door Fish
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A completely new and unusual antibiotic compound has been extracted from a marine microorganism found in sediments off the coast of California.

The discovery of genuinely novel antibiotics is rare, and experts say resistance to the drugs poses a grave threat to human health.

US scientists say the new compound, called anthracimycin, seems to be effective against MRSA and anthrax.