Scientists find potent new antibiotic hidden in familiar bacteria


MELBOURNE, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chemists in Australia and Britain have discovered a promising new antibiotic capable of killing drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE.

The newly discovered antibiotic, called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, was found "hiding in plain sight" as an intermediate chemical in the natural process that produces the well-known antibiotic methylenomycin A, according to a Monash University press release on Tuesday.

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