Marquette University: Researchers discover new probiotic to weaken multidrug-resistant staph infections, such as MRSA

MILWAUKEE — Researchers in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a novel probiotic which can weaken the resistance of antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections, such as MRSA, by increasing its sensitivity to multiple antibiotics and inhibiting biofilm development in the human gut. Dr. Krassimira Hristova, professor of biological sciences at Marquette, and ...