Potential New Antibiotic Discovered

A team, led by researchers at China's Chongqing University, has developed a technique to synthesize albomycins, a group of fungal compounds that act as a promising antibiotic candidate.

A new fungal compound has been discovered by scientists as a promising antibiotic candidate, a study recently published in the journal Nature Communication.

Health organisations across the world are trying to reduce the use of antibiotics. //Because the overuse of antibiotics in recent years means they're becoming less effective and has led to the emergence of "superbugs" -- strains of bacteria that have developed resistance to many different types of antibiotics, Xinhua news agency reported.

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‘Albomycins – The new potential antibiotic candidate identified. ’

Meanwhile researchers are working hard to find new antibiotics.

One substance performed well in a test against a variety of bacterial strains. Notably, it outperformed several established antibiotics.

"The method we use can efficiently and conveniently synthesize albomycins substances, and initial animal lab test has demonstrated that these substances are safe, but we will continue our research on its safety," said Yun He, Lead Author of the study.

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Further tests are needed to see whether the substance is safe and effective to use as a drug against bacterial infections, according to the team.

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