by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Soil microorganisms<\/strong> could be an underestimated source of new antibiotic production. This is reported in a study<\/a> by the Leiden Institute of Biology<\/strong> in the Netherlands. The research thus highlights new development opportunities for these compounds, which are of particular importance in the face of known problems with pathogen resistance<\/a>. The search for new antibiotics \u201chas slowed significantly, despite the urgent need for solutions,\u201d a statement<\/a> says. To date, about 70 percent of these products<\/strong> in use date back to the 1950s, the industry’s decade of greatest expansion that was followed by a long decline in discoveries of new bactericides that continues to this day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n