The world is desperate for new antibiotics, and New Zealand's unique fungi are a source of promising compounds
- Written by: Siouxsie Wiles, Associate Professor in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Auckland
Shara van der Pas, CC BY-SAWhile we’re all rightly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment, the SARS-CoV-2 virus isn’t the only microbial threat we face.
Back in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that within a decade, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could make routine surgery, organ transplantation and cancer...