Scientists have discovered that the biological machinery needed to produce a potentially life-saving antibiotic is found in turkeys. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that the antibiotic to target staph infections and strep throat can come from good bacteria in turkeys. "The good bacteria we're studying has been keeping turkey farms healthy for years and it has the potential to keep humans healthy as well," said BYU microbiologist Joel Griffitts.
It makes a "spare" ribosome part which, when inserted into a normal ribosome, renders it immune to the antibiotic. Strain 115 was discovered by now-retired BYU professor Marcus Jensen at a turkey farm more than three decades ago. Through his research on the strain, Jensen went on to develop three vaccines vital to the prevention of diseases in turkeys.While his work with turkeys became widely known and led to awards, his research moved in new directions and the strain was set aside in 1983. Some 30 years later, a student found the strain in a freezer. After some initial research efforts, graduate student Philip Bennallack took the project into high gear. The group has published their findings in the Journal of Bacteriology.
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It makes a "spare" ribosome part which, when inserted into a normal ribosome, renders it immune to the antibiotic. Strain 115 was discovered by now-retired BYU professor Marcus Jensen at a turkey farm more than three decades ago. Through his research on the strain, Jensen went on to develop three vaccines vital to the prevention of diseases in turkeys.While his work with turkeys became widely known and led to awards, his research moved in new directions and the strain was set aside in 1983. Some 30 years later, a student found the strain in a freezer. After some initial research efforts, graduate student Philip Bennallack took the project into high gear. The group has published their findings in the Journal of Bacteriology.