Seraticin

Seraticin™ is a novel antibiotic developed by scientists at Swansea University able to kill 12 different strains of MRSA, as well as E. coli and C. difficile. The research was funded by leading charity Action Medical Research [http://www.action.org.uk] , with support from the Rosetrees Trust. Seraticin was isolated as a compound of less than 500Da molecular weight from the maggot secretions of the common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) [http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/LatestNews/Headline,25710,en.php] [cite journal |author=Bexfield A, Bond AE, Roberts EC, "et al" |title=The antibacterial activity against MRSA strains and other bacteria of a <500Da fraction from maggot excretions/secretions of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) |journal=Microbes Infect. |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=325–33 |year=2008 |month=April |pmid=18400544 |doi=10.1016/j.micinf.2007.12.011 |url=] .

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