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Previously unknown bacteria is effective against four of the top six antibiotic resistant superbugs, including MRSA.
Swansea University Medical School has named the new strain Streptomyces sp. myrophorea.
The soil they analysed originated from the Boho Highlands in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Area has traditionally used a small amount of soil was wrapped up in cotton cloth to treat infections.
Inhibited both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
Team will now focus on the purification and identification of the antimicrobial substances.
The research was published in Frontiers in Microbiology.