It is found that new bacteria can be used to develop new antibiotics

Recently, published in the journal Nature communications, scientists from Rutgers University discovered a new type of bacteria from the soil of tropical forests in Mexico, which may help to develop "plant probiotics" and new antibiotics Studies have shown that the new antibiotic, called phazolicin, prevents harmful bacteria from entering the roots of legumes The bacteria producing phazolicin is a new species of rhizobia It was found in the tropical forests of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico Like other rhizobia, bacteria that produce phazolicin form nodules in the roots of legumes and provide nitrogen for plants to make them more robust Unlike other rhizobia, it can also protect plants from harmful bacteria sensitive to phazolicin Through analysis (http:// scientists predicted the existence of phazolicin, which was then confirmed in the laboratory The researchers revealed the molecular structure of antibiotics and showed that they could bind to and target ribosomes, thus destroying the production of proteins in bacteria.