Slime bacteria, MRSA cure ?

[jambo372]

Researchers have have found certain species of aquatic bacteria produce substances which kill deadly hospital acquired superbugs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2803451.stm

http://jac.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/5/724

Could this be a cure for these infections in vivo as well as killing the organisms in vitro ?

It is impressive what can be found in seawater. A painkiller is also supposedly in late clinical trials many times more potent than morphine with far less side-effects and addiction potential, it comes from sea snails.

 

[Rolfe]

Could this be a cure for these infections in vitro as well as killing the organisms in vivo?

Did you mean to put that the other way round?

No doubt that is the goal of the research effort.

Rolfe.

 

[jambo372]

Yes, I'll edit it.