Oysters are constantly filtering bacteria from the water, so they are a good place to look for potential antibiotics.’ ...

The results were particularly promising for Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), a major cause of drug-resistant skin and ...

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Learn why a protein in oyster blood could boost some antibiotics’ efficacies against several resistant strains.

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ...

In new research published today in PLOS ONE, we show that antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the ...

A new ally is emerging in the increasingly urgent battle against superbugs – and you might have encountered it before at the ...

Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when germs, like fungi and bacteria, develop the ability to defeat the drugs that are ...

A protein found in the blood of Australian oysters could help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according ...