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Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
February 13, 2019
Paul Chisholm
Scientists have isolated a molecule with disease-fighting potential in a microbe living on a type of fungus-farming ant (genus Cyphomyrmex). The microbe kills off other hostile microbes attacking the ants' fungus, a food source. (Courtesy of Alexander Wild/University of Wisconsin)
