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Can This Ancient Soil-Dwelling Bacteria Kill Superbugs?

A 2023 paper1 published in PLOS Biology extolled the virtues of streptothricin F, a long-forgotten antibiotic researchers believe is effective against gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are behind the growth of antibiotic resistance, which has become a major public health threat worldwide. The primary cause for this man-made epidemic is the misuse of antibiotics.2 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria… Read More »