Winery waste could help fight staph infections

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The stems and skins of grapes used to create Sauvignon blanc can be used to create a material with antimicrobial properties, new proof-of-concept research shows. The new material showed activity against S. aureus, the bacteria responsible for staph infections. The study authors say this is one possible use for the underutilised grape waste, as it's estimated that only three per cent of it is used as animal feed worldwide due to its low nutritional value.

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conference: Food Chemistry

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Organisation/s: University of Auckland, MacDiarmid Institute

Funder: This research was supported by the Bioresource Processing Alliance, established by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to generate innovative products from primary sector by-products.

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