Superbugs are bacteria that contain a gene (for example, NDM1) that can withstand any, even the most powerful antibiotic. Superbugs are most commonly found in high-tech hospitals where cleanliness is maintained. However, these microbes also live in "field" conditions.
ToDay News Ufa expert believes that by 2050 the superbug could cause an epidemic that will kill more than 300 million people. Fighting her with antibiotics is useless. She will still make a new enzyme that is resistant to the drug. Is there a way out?
According to ToDay News Ufa expert, today people have only one way to defeat superbugs - letting simple bacteria fight them. It is known that superbugs do not prevail in nature, and their relatives are able to crush them in the struggle for territory and resources. Of course, this solution is not ideal and even dangerous, since there is a risk of transmitting a resistance gene to bacteria. Therefore, microbiologists must create a “superbacteria” that rejects NDM1.