Researchers find new multi drug-resistant bacteria in scat of vine snake
The Hindu
Ravindra Chaudhari, one of the researchers, said the microorganisms present in scats of animals can very easily come in contact with human beings through water flow during rainy season and also through air
(Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to take the jargon out of science and put the fun in. .) A group of researchers from Pune and Chandigarh has discovered new “multi drug-resistant” bacteria from the scats of vine snake, a mildly venomous reptile, commonly found in Northern Western Ghats. According to the team, the newly-isolated bacteria are resistant to at least 35 types of antibiotics.More Related News