antibiotic

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Testing revealed the most common species was penicillium chrysogenum, famous because it is used to produce the penicillin antibiotic but it can cause allergic reactions or infections in people with compromised immune systems.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"So I hope people are reassured that we are managing it, antibiotic provision is there, we're standing up vaccination and general risk is low even if the disease itself is very serious."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The discovery led to the first widely used antibiotic and transformed modern medicine.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Remarkably, different viruses evolved separate proteins that all block MurJ in the same way, highlighting it as a promising new antibiotic target.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The first new successful antibiotic in a decade is tested on 8 January 2016.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson