![]() They found the possible existence of antibiotic-producing bacteria that "makes it possible to control the proliferation of potentially pathogenic bacteria. "Obviously when there is co-existence of many types of organisms, there must also be systems that control them," he said.Ĭhavarria and a team took fur samples from Costa Rican two- and three-toed sloths to examine what that control system could be. a very extensive habitat," Max Chavarria, a researcher at the University of Costa Rica, told AFP. ![]() "If you look at the sloth's fur, you see movement: you see moths, you see different types of insects. Yet, experts say, the famously slow-moving mammals appear to be surprisingly infection-proof. Sloth fur, research has found, hosts bustling communities of insects, algae, fungi and bacteria, among other microbes, some of which could pose disease risk. The fur of Costa Rican sloths appears to harbor antibiotic-producing bacteria that scientists hope may hold a solution to the growing problem of "superbugs" resistant to humanity's dwindling arsenal of drugs. ![]()
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