Good bacteria News
Previous research has already shown the bacteria is "good" because it calms inflammation in the gut.
Chronic inflammation causes imbalances or "dysbiosis" of gut bacteria that results in "bad" bacteria being more dominant than "good" bacteria.
They found that, for five patients with a skin condition, the bacteria-rich lotion protected them against infections by destroying harmful germs on their skin.
The discovery also paves the wave for developing an entirely new class of antibiotics.
This knowledge will be very useful for countries when updating and improving their water pipe systems.
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