Bacteria in Northern Ireland soil could combat superbugs

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Business Standard: A bacteria discovered in the soil from Northern Ireland can halt the spread of several antibiotic resistant superbugs, new research has found.

The soil the researchers analysed originated from an area of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, which is known as the Boho Highlands.

It is an area of alkaline grassland and the soil is reputed to have healing properties.
The researchers named the new strain of bacteria Streptomyces sp. myrophorea.

The findings published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology showed that the newly-identified strain of Streptomyces inhibited the growth of four of the top six multi-resistant pathogens identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being responsible for healthcare-associated infections.

The four multi-resistant pathogens against which the new strain of bacteria was found effective are -- Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Klebsiella pneumonia, and Carbenepenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii. BS

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