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Thu 06 Jun 2009Good bugs to battle C difficile and MRSA
A UCC researcher is involved in a new kind of germ warfare, developing genetically engineered probiotics for use against hospital superbugs
A RESEARCH group in Cork has enlisted a new ally in the fight against hospital superbugs – designer bacteria. They are building tougher bacteria as a way to tackle the dangerous Clostridium difficile.
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