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Searching for new antibiotics

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December 20, 2016

There is an urgent need for new antibiotics. Researchers from Wageningen University and Research are looking for inspiration and substances in deep water sponges, soil bacteria and sprouts.

Read about this in the article The arms race against bacteria in the new edition of Wageningen World.

Wageningen World, the quarterly magazine by Wageningen University & Research, will be delivered through your letterbox on 20 December 2016.

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