Microorganisms Isolated in Cave Helps Researchers Understand the Origins of Antibiotic Resistance
Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 05:31
in Biology & Nature
Scientists examined one bacterium found 1,000 feet underground (called Paenibacillus) that demonstrated resistance to most antibiotics used today, including so-called 'drugs of last resort' such as daptomycin. These microorganisms have been isolated from the outside world for more than four million years within the cave.