Australian oysters’ blood could hold key to fighting drug-resistant superbugs, researchers find

Protein found in Sydney rock oysters’ haemolymph can kill bacteria and boost some antibiotics’ effectiveness, scientists discover

An antimicrobial protein found in the blood of an Australian oyster could help in the fight against superbugs, new research suggests.

Australian scientists have discovered that a protein found in the haemolymph – the equivalent of blood – of the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, can kill bacteria itself and increase the effectiveness of some conventional antibiotics.

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