A new antibiotic that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been discovered, and it was found in a garden.
Last month, researchers discovered a new antibiotic called „lariocidin“, which may help fight bacteria that do not respond to regular medicines. This finding is important because drug-resistant bacteria are becoming a serious global health problem. Millions of people die each year because current antibiotics no longer work against certain infections.
Funnily, the antibiotic was found in a technician’s garden! Scientists took soil samples from the garden and analyzed them. It was observed that a bacterium called „Paenibacillus“ produces lariocidin, a type of lasso peptide. Lasso peptides are special because they have a knotted structure that makes them very stable and hard to break down.
