Could wasp VENOM combat antibiotic resistance? Scientists discover it contains a toxin that can completely eradicate a deadly bacteria

Wasp venom is known to wipe out dangerous bacteria but can also be extremely painful (stock)
  • When adapted in the lab, it wiped out Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in mice
  • This can cause pneumonia and is very dangerous in immunosuppressed people  
  • World Health Organization warned the world is heading for a ‘post-antibiotic’ era 

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Published by Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D.,

Early career researcher in the field of Microbiology. Phage biologist, Author, Editor and Scientific writer. Expertise is in bacteriophage biology & genetics, Phage Therapy, ssRNA phages, Phage lysis systems, Single-cell analysis, protein antibiotics, and Antibiotic Resistance.