Medicinal Plants in Gorilla Diets Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Insights into how gorillas in Gabon consume antibacterial plants that could offer clues for human medicine.

Researchers have uncovered a remarkable link between the plants wild gorillas in Gabon consume and traditional medicine used by local healers. Some of these plants have demonstrated the ability to combat antibiotic-resistant strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli), a bacterium known to cause serious infections in humans. This discovery, published in PLOS …