<p>MRSA is a type of multi drug resistant bacterial infections and infect mostly peoples residing in hospitals; Researcher from University of South Florida (USF Innovation) uncovered a natural mystery over type of sponge named “Dendrilla membranosa” found in Antarctica. Chemical compound extracted from theses sponges named, darwinolide is an effective over MRSA infections.</p><p>According to sources, this new research may provide excellent source of design new drug for fighting with highly drug resistant bacteria.</p><h2>According to researcher,</h2><p>&amp;quot;Biofilms, formed by many pathogenic bacteria during infection, are a collection of cells coated in a variety of carbohydrates, proteins and DNA,&amp;quot; said Shaw. &amp;quot;Up to 80 percent of all infections are caused by biofilms and are resistant to therapy. We desperately need new anti-biofilm agents to treat drug resistant bacterial infections like MRSA.&amp;quot;</p><p>&amp;quot;When we screened darwinolide against MRSA we found that only 1.6 percent of the bacterium survived and grew. This suggests that darwinolide may be a good foundation for an urgently needed antibiotic effective against biofilms,&amp;quot; said Baker, whose research team &amp;quot;rearranged&amp;quot; the chemical composition of the extracted sponge.</p><p>The research recently appears in Organic Letters entitled:Darwinolide, a New Diterpene Scaffold That Inhibits Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla membranosa.</p><p>Story source:University of South Florida (USF Innovation)</p>