An ancient solution to a modern problem |
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Authors: | Julian E. Davies Shekooh Behroozian |
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Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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Abstract: | The dearth of new antibiotics and escalating emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria have created a global healthcare crisis and highlight the drastic need for novel antimicrobial agents. Complementary and alternative strategies including the investigation of ancient medicinals could address this problem. Natural clay minerals with a long history of medicinal and biomedical applications have become an interest due to their broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Such untapped natural sources may provide new therapeutic agents in the battle against infectious diseases in the post-antibiotic era. |
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Keywords: | alternative antimicrobials antibiotics clay minerals resistance |
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