They uncovered one species — Staphylococcus lugdunensis — that eradicated MRSA by producing a compound the researchers dubbed lugdunin ( ...EducateyourinboxSubscribetoHere’stheDeal,ourpoliticsnewsletterforanalysisyouwon’tfindanywhere else.EmailAddressSubscribeFormerrormessagegoeshere.Thankyou.Pleasecheckyourinboxtoconfirm.ClosePopupPBSNewsHourMenuNotificationsGetnewsalertsfromPBSNewsHourTurnondesktopnotifications?YesNotnowFullEpisodesPodcastsSubscribeLiveBy—NsikanAkpanNsikanAkpanLeaveyourfeedbackShareCopyURLhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/new-antibiotic-deadly-mrsa-infections-found-right-nosesEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestTumblrShareonFacebookShareonTwitterNewantibioticfordeadlyMRSAinfectionsfoundrightunderournosesScienceJul27,20163:22PMEDTScientistsinGermanyhavediscoveredanewdrugtocombatoneofthemostdangerousantibiotic-resistantbacteriaintheworld,methicillin-resistantStaphylococcusaureus(MRSA),andit’sburiedinsidehumannoses.TheprospectivedrugcomesfromacloserelativeofMRSAthatlivesinnasalpassagesandproducesachemicalweaponagainstitskin.Theresults,publishedtodayinNature,openanewpathinthefightagainstdrug-resistantbacteria,whichexpertsarguemaykillmorepeoplethancancerby2050.Thefindingmarksthefirsttimeahuman-associatedbacteriahasyieldedapotentantibioticagainstahumanpathogen.“Webelievethatwe’vecomeupwithanewconcept,”microbiologistandcoauthorAndreasPescheloftheUniversityofTübingensaidinapressconferenceTuesday.“Itwastotallyunexpectedtofindahuman-associatedbacteriathatproducesarealantibiotic.”Thoughscientiststypicallysearchforsuchantibioticstypicallyinsoilortheenvironment,Peschelteam’sthoughtthehumanbodyseemedanaturalplacetolook.Trillionsofmicrobesmakehomesonhumans,andlikewithanyecosystem,there’sboundtobecompetition.Staphylococcusaureus,forexample,isfoundinthenoseofeverythirdperson,butthisprevalenceissohighthatit’ssurprisingmorepeoplearenotinfected.“Understandingwhatbringsthebacteriaintothenosesofcertainpeoplebutnotothers”wasoneofourgoals,Peschelsaid.So,heandhiscolle