Posts Taggedbacteria

Alligator Blood May Lead to Powerful New Antibiotics (Part II)

August 4th, 2009

Alligator Blood May Lead to Powerful New Antibiotics (Part II)Human serum destroyed only eight of the bacterial strains. But the alligator serum killed all 23, including drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

When the alligator serum was exposed to HIV the researchers found that a good amount of the virus was destroyed.

The study team thinks that pills and creams containing alligator peptides could be available at local pharmacies within seven to ten years. » Read more: Alligator Blood May Lead to Powerful New Antibiotics (Part II)

Croc Blood Battle Superbugs

July 27th, 2009
Crocodile bloodScientists in the United States have isolated a powerful agent in crocodile blood which could help conquer human infections immune standard antibiotics.
The discovery was made thanks to the curiosity of a BBC science producer filming a documentary about saltwater crocodiles in Australia, the BBC director general Greg Dyke on Thursday showed.
Our producer noticed something that surprised herdespite the horrendous injuries the Crocs imposed on each other, their wounds rarely get infected,” he told the annual dinner of the Science Museum in London.
He spoke with a young croc expert who agreed that it would be interesting to try to discover why.
After many adventures, had their blood samples and last week a leading research institutes isolated from these samples of what I’m told is a novel antimicrobial peptide. » Read more: Croc Blood Battle Superbugs

Crocodile blood kills the bacteria

July 23rd, 2009

bacteriaCrocodiles living in bacteria-infested waters, the sick animals to eat, and fight with other Crocs. Your skin may be ripped open or their limbs torn in battle. But heal quickly and rarely infection. This has led scientists to wonder how a crocodile immune system work.

A research institute led crocodile blood and a number of strains of bacteria, including the new, more resistant bacteria. If a drop of blood from crocodiles is in the midst of a court culture of bacteria, kills all the bacteria in the vicinity. Crocodile kills the virus serum much better the human immune system.

The crocodile has an immune system which attaches to bacteria and tears it apart and exploding. Andas if you have a gun to the head of the bacteria and pulling the trigger,” said Australian scientist Adam Britton. » Read more: Crocodile blood kills the bacteria