# Perhaps Sloth Fur Could Save Your Life

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/perhaps-sloth-fur-could-save-your-life/
- Published: 2023-05-04T10:00:57-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Bradypus variegatus is one of two species of sloth whose fur has been found to harbor microbes with the potential to fight antibiotic resistance. Image credit: Inga Locmele / Shutterstock.com. Article by Stephen Luntz. IFL Science – May 2, 2023. Source study: Environmental Microbiology. There’s a whole ecosystem going on in the fur of sloths that we could harness to fight antibiotic resistance, but progress is predictably slow. If you’re looking for a medical superhero, it might be hard to find anything less convincing than a sloth, yet in the fur of these notoriously sluggish animals lies bacteria that produce antibiotics that might just save us all. […] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com