Plant kingdom provides two new candidates for the war on antibiotic resistance

Monday, June 20, 2016 - 11:01 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have isolated peptides (strings of amino acids) with antibiotic effects on bacteria that spoil food and cause food poisoning, after turning to the plant kingdom for help in boosting our arsenal in the ongoing war against antibiotic resistance.

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