Nasal Bacteria Pump Out a Potential New Antibiotic That Kills MRSA
Awesome research. But...> The researchers then checked snot from hospitalized patients. Of 187 samples, all but one were colonized by either S. aureus or S. lugdunensis> S. lugdunensis, was killing S. aureus. Its weapon of choice? A small compound dubbed lugdunin> The German researchers who performed the study have filed a patent for lugduninAre we really allowing people to patent naturally occurring biological compounds these days? Shouldn't the patent be for specific treatments derived from their findings on lugdunin, not the compound itself?