Fighting fire with fire: 'Vampire' bacteria has potential as living antibiotic

Monday, October 31, 2011 - 16:01 in Health & Medicine

A vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto specific other bacteria – including certain human pathogens – has the potential to serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases, a new study indicates.

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