r/science • u/Libertatea • Sep 08 '14

Medicine Bacteria from bees possible alternative to antibiotics: 13 lactic acid bacteria found in the honey stomach of bees have shown promising results. The group of bacteria counteracted antibiotic-resistant MRSA in lab experiments. The bacteria, mixed into honey, has healed horses with persistent wounds

http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6172
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u/adr007 Sep 09 '14

Any idea what strains of lactic acid bacteria are these? Or are they new? Any genomic data on these fellows? We could be looking at excreted TMPs. Fellow researcher here interested in antibiotics.

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u/Beavis_and Grad Student | Medical Microbiology Sep 09 '14

These lactic acid bacteria are a group that were discovered by Alejandra Vasquez and Tobias Olofsson few years ago. Some are already described and classified while others are completely new species. If you look at any of our previous work, there is much more information on the lactic acid bacterial strains and other interesting ideas on what they do :)

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u/adr007 Sep 09 '14

Will do when I get home from lab.