Darwinolide: An extract from an Antarctic sponge that can kill MRSA

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    Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal aureus, or MRSA, is one of the most common resistant bacteria we hear about. It is a significant contributor to infections that are tough and very costly to treat. Once largely associated with infections acquired in healthcare settings, MRSA can also be found in the community where many cases of multi-drug and highly virulent strains of MRSA can be found. Although different options exist for the treatment of MRSA, vancomycin remains the antibiotic of choice.
    However, in recent years, MRSA has become resistant to vancomycin and threatens to take away our most valuable treatment option against staph infections.
    Team of scientists from the University of South Florida have been conducting research on Antarctic sponges for quite some time and have discovered that one extract in particular, from the sponge Dendrilla membranosa, has proven effective against 98 percent of MRSA bacteria cells in the laboratory. The team investigating this compound have named it “darwinolide.”

    http://acsh.org/news/2016/05/18/sponge-the-mrsa-away/
     

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