(Source: Salk Institute for Biological Studies) LA JOLLA-As concerns over deadly antibiotic-resistant strains of 'superbug' bacteria grow, scientists at the Salk Institute are offering a possible solution to the problem: 'superhero' bacteria that live in the gut and move to other parts of the body to alleviate life-threatening side effects caused by infections. In a paper published October 30, 2015 in Science, the Salk researchers reported finding a strain of microbiome Escherichia coli bacteria in mice capable of improving the animals' tolerance to infections of the lungs and intestines by preventing wasting-a common and potentially deadly loss of muscle tissue that occurs in serious...
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