Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology discovered that extracts of the commonly found stump fungus (Fomitopsis pinicola) in Estonia may effectively inhibit the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, as well as several antibiotic-resistant hospital bacteria, including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii, offering hope for the development of new natural antimicrobial treatments. (translated)




