Monday, October 10, 2022

New antibiotic comes from a pathogenic bacterium in potatoes

A multinational team of researchers in Europe report the discovery of a new antifungal antibiotic named solanimycin. The compound, initially isolated from a pathogenic bacterium that infects potatoes, appears to be produced by a broad spectrum of related plant pathogenic bacteria.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/h4n7jmX

No comments:

Post a Comment

The Solar System chose fire over ice from the very beginning

Ancient iron meteorites reveal that some of the Solar System’s first solid bodies were built mostly from tiny heat-forged rock beads called ...