Bacteria found by Malaysian expedition team has cancer fighting potential
BY DR CHEAH YOKE KQUEEN
SERDANG: A new microbe discovered during an expedition to the polar region of Antarctica in November 2007 by a Malaysian research team can produce a compound that is active against pathogens and cancer cells, in particular colorectal and breast cancer markers.
The bacterium, named Barrientosiimonas humi, was found in the soil
