A new study from researchers in Costa Rica has found that the sloth, a beloved animal of the Central American nation, may hold the key to more effective antibiotics for humans. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, found that the sloth’s gut bacteria contains a number of compounds that have the potential to fight off a range of bacterial infections that are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. This discovery could revolutionize the way we treat infections in humans, and could potentially save millions of lives.

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source: Phys.org