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

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

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

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

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

Southern Cross University researchers have found that oyster blood proteins combined with antibiotics can boost the kill rates of respiratory pathogen. They are a seafood delicacy that can create ...

Slurping oysters may soon do more than just satisfy your seafood cravings. Australian scientists discovered a protein in the blood of Sydney rock oysters that not only kills bacteria but also ...

In new research published today in PLOS ONE, we show that antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the equivalent of blood) can kill certain bacteria responsible for a range of ...

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