Fungus and bacteria (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Fungus and bacteria

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Photo shows fungus Trichophyton erinacei growing in the centre of an agar plate streaked with MRSA on the left half and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on the right. The fungus produces antibiotics, which kill methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteria but not MRSA, resulting in a clear zone on the right with no bacterial growth.

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Claire L. Raisen

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