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Bacterial breakthrough in the Arctic Sea
Researchers from CANS and the research group Marbio have found antibacterial compounds in the Barents Sea, a new study shows.
During a research trip off Svalbard with the Norwegian research vessel FF Kronprins Haakon in 2020, UiT researchers came across actinobacteria in sediments and marine life. After laboratory analysis, the researchers have concluded that the bacteria contain compunds that disarm enteropathogenic E. coli bacteria, which is responsible for intestinal infections and infant mortality in developing countries.
Read the news story in The National:
https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/science/2024/08/30/how-the-arctic-could-unlock-secrets-of-antibiotic-resistance/
Download the scientific article from Frontiers in microbiology:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1432475/full
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Dr. Yannik Schneider
yannik.k.schneider@uit.no
https://uit.no/ansatte/yannik.k.schneider
Published: 04.09.2024
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