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<img width=”300″ height=”200″ class=”size-medium wp-image-900 alignleft” alt=”” src=”http://www.feijoa.org.nz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/xFeijoa-300×200.jpg”> Feijoa fruit on wooden background
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Many of us have heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, either through the media or perhaps knowing someone who died from such a bacterial infection. Just as there are bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics, there are fungal infections resistant to antifungal drugs.</p>
Research in a lab at Victoria University of Wellington, has identified compounds in the peels of feijoa that inhibit the growth of Candida species that are closely related to C. auris; this work was recently published in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Many of us have heard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, either through the media or perhaps knowing someone who died from such a bacterial infection. Just as there are bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics, there are fungal infections resistant to antifungal drugs.</p>
Research in a lab at Victoria University of Wellington, has identified compounds in the peels of feijoa that inhibit the growth of Candida species that are closely related to C. auris; this work was recently published in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
For the original article on Sciblogs, click <a href=”https://sciblogs.co.nz/guestwork/2019/04/12/fighting-fungi-with-feijoa/”>here</a>