Living antibiotic effective against Salmonella, study suggests
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have tested a predatory bacterium -- Bdellovibrio -- against Salmonella in the guts of live chickens. They found that it significantly reduced the numbers of Salmonella bacteria and, importantly, showed that Bdellovibrio are safe when ingested, researchers say.