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New antibiotic family discovered in dirt

13-Feb-2018

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Gene sequencing analysed more than 1,000 US soil samples.

Compounds, called malacidins, annihilate several bacterial diseases.

Eliminated MRSA infected skin wounds in rats.

New antibiotic only treats gram-positive infections.

Drug-resistant diseases kill around 700,000 people a year.

The study was published in the Nature Microbiology journal.

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Nature Microbiology

Scientific Journal providing information about microorganisms.

Sean Brady

Tri-Institutional and Evnin Professor at The Rockefeller University.

The Rockefeller University

Private graduate university in New York City.

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Antibiotic Resistance