A unique antibiotic may kill anthrax

Researchers have discovered a unique antibiotic in the sea-

floor mud off California's coast that may potentially kill 

anthrax. A team has discovered the new chemical 

compound from an ocean microbe, a finding that could one 

day set the stage for new treatments for anthrax and other 

ailments such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus 

aureus (MRSA).

As reported, the research group first collected the micro-

organism that produces the compound in 2012 from 

sediments close to shore off Santa Barbara, California. 

Researchers used an analytical technique known as 

spectroscopy to decipher the unusual structure of a 

molecule from a microscopic species known as 

Streptomyces. Initial testing of the compound, which they 

named anthracimycin, revealed its potency as a killer of 

anthrax, the infectious disease often feared as a biological 

weapon, as well as MRSA.

"The real importance of this work is the fact that 

anthracimycin has a new and unique chemical structure, 

said a researcher, who added that the finding is a basic 

research discovery, which could lead to testing and 

development, and eventually a drug.

"The discovery of truly new antibiotic compounds is quite 

rare. This discovery adds to many previous discoveries that 

show that marine bacteria are genetically and chemically 

unique," he said . The discovery provides the latest evidence 

that the oceans, and many of its unexplored regions, 

represent a vast resource for new materials that could one 

day treat a variety of diseases and illnesses, researchers 

said.

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