Human nose holds novel antibiotic effective against multiresistant pathogens
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
A potential lifesaver lies unrecognized in the human body: Scientists have discovered that Staphylococcus lugdunensis which colonizes in the human nose produces a previously unknown antibiotic. As tests on mice have shown, the substance which has been named Lugdunin is able to combat multiresistant pathogens, where many classic antibiotics have become ineffective.