In laboratory tests, an antimicrobial protein found in the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) made antibiotics more effective and killed several types of illness-causing bacteria.

New research reveals that proteins in Sydney rock oyster hemolymph (their equivalent of blood) can kill infectious bacteria and also boost the effectiveness of antibiotics. These mollusks ...

The Sydney rock oyster’s hemolymph had exhibited the strongest, most reproducible activity. Summer and the team of researchers tested the oyster’s AMPP in combination with conventional ...

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