THE war against antibacterial resistance has a new weapon - courtesy of Indonesia's frightening Komodo dragon.
Scientists at George Mason University in the US found that while the reptile's saliva harbours many different types of bacteria, they somehow do not affect it.
They found Komodo dragon blood contains an important protein compound which could offer a new treatment for infected wounds, demonstrated by healing wounds in mice infected by "superbugs" pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphlyococcus aureus.
The study, published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, suggests that the protein could potentially be developed into an antibiotic in the future.
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