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Morel Mushrooms Fight a Drug-Resistant Hospital Superbug

Morel Mushrooms Fight a Drug-Resistant Hospital Superbug

Morel

What they found

Morel extracts stopped the superbug CRAB at low doses, working as well as last-resort antibiotic tigecycline.

Morel extracts stopped the superbug CRAB at low doses, working as well as last-resort antibiotic tigecycline.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

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At a glance

Latin name

Morchella conica, Morchella esculenta

Morchella conica, Morchella esculenta

Compound

tigecycline; meropenem

tigecycline; meropenem

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Stopping Superbugs

Stopping Superbugs

Morel mushrooms (Morchella conica and Morchella esculenta) can fight a dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbug (CRAB) that causes hospital infections. M. conica stopped the bacteria at low doses and worked as well as tigecycline, a last-resort antibiotic. It also outperformed meropenem, an antibiotic CRAB often resists.

Morel mushrooms (Morchella conica and Morchella esculenta) can fight a dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbug (CRAB) that causes hospital infections. M. conica stopped the bacteria at low doses and worked as well as tigecycline, a last-resort antibiotic. It also outperformed meropenem, an antibiotic CRAB often resists.

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