Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
Caption: The skin of certain frogs, including this foothill yellow-legged frog, contains secretions that may lead to new antibiotics to fight infections that shrug off the effects of existing antibiotics.
Credit: Pierre Fidenci
Usage Restrictions: Original work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rana_boylii02.jpg. Image available under Creative Commons Attribution license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/.
Related news release: Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs