Peat-bog fungi produce substances that kill tuberculosis-causing bacteria (IMAGE)

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Peat-bog fungi produce substances that kill tuberculosis-causing bacteria

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Tuberculosis Research Section scientists collapse in the bog after a long day collecting sphagnum core samples at Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Front: Clif Barry (Left), Jessica Medrano (Center-Left), Alice Bell (Center-Right), Nelson Reyes Perez (Right), Back: Helena Boshoff (Left), Jenna Andrews (Center), Neha Malhotra (Right)

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Vee Tan (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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