Scientists examine bacterium found 1,000 feet underground

Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 10:01 in Biology & Nature

Researchers find a bacterium 1,000 feet underground (called Paenibacillus) that is resistant to 18 different antibiotics and uses identical methods of defense as similar species found in soils. The scientists identified five novel pathways that were of potential clinical concern.

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