Researchers turn E.coli into antibiotic producer

Fig. Erythromycin resistant Bacillus subtilis were spread on petridishes , the discs circled in red color hold new forms of erythromycin, and the zone around them indicates that the drug kills the surrounding bacteria.

E. coli is being used for producing human insulin and many pharmaceuticals. Recently, researchers manipulated E.coli for producing a new forms of antibiotic called erythromycin.