antibacterial

"If food-allergic people can board first, and have time to clean their seat area with something like a baby wipe or antibacterial wipe, they are much less likely to have accidental reactions," Prof Turner said.

All four plants showed antibacterial activity against at least one multidrug-resistant strain of the bug, E. coli.

Previous studies have shown that wood has antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it an ideal material for cutting boards.

Due to increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogens causing infections, the development of new antibacterial substances is important.

What makes these newly detected antibacterial toxins different is that, unlike the Streptomyces' small-molecule antibiotics, umbrella toxins are large complexes composed of multiple proteins.