{
  "id": 9394478,
  "title": "Natural compound from soil bacteria offers new approach to treating drug-resistant tuberculosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/natural-compound-from-soil-bacteria-offers-new-approach-to-treating",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-natural-compound-soil-bacteria-approach.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB) each year. It is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Treatment is lengthy and typically involves a combination of several antibiotics over many months. Drug-resistant strains are particularly problematic because the antibiotics used against them are only partially effective.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}