First narrow-spectrum antibiotic successfully eliminates Fusobacterium nucleatum in breakthrough study

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Scientists found that FP 100 (Hygromycin A), a first-in-class, small molecule, narrow-spectrum antibiotic, successfully eradicates Fusobacterium nucleatum without harming the oral or gut microbiomes. 

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