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The nose knows how to fight staph

Bacterium found in nasal secretions may counter antibiotic-resistant infection

Staphylococcus lugdunensis and MRSA

MRSA BUSTER  A compound secreted by the nose-dwelling bacterium Staphylococcus lugdunensis may fight antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as MRSA (pink).  

NIAID, NIH/Wikimedia Commons

By Eva Emerson

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