{
  "id": 3270378,
  "title": "Cow gut enzyme could help target bacterial biofilms and antibiotic-resistant infections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cow-gut-enzyme-could-help-target-bacterial-biofilms-and-antibiotic",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cow-gut-enzyme-bacterial-biofilms.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii poses a substantial threat in health care settings, readily forming biofilms on wounds and medical surfaces and contributing to persistent infections and delayed healing. Its growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and status as a WHO critical-priority pathogen underscore the urgent need for new wound management strategies. However, many current treatments are…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}