<em>Streptomyces sp. myropherea</em> -- The Newly Discovered Bacteria that Halts Superbug Growth (IMAGE)

Swansea University

<em>Streptomyces sp. myropherea</em> -- The Newly Discovered Bacteria that Halts Superbug Growth

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Growth of the newly discovered Streptomyces sp. myrophorea, so named because it produces a distinctive fragrance similar to that of oil of wintergreen. Although superficially resembling fungi, Streptomyces are true bacteria and are the source of two-thirds of the various frontline antibiotics used in medicine.

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G Quinn, Swansea University

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