![]() ![]() ![]() They found the possible existence of antibiotic-producing bacteria that "makes it possible to control the proliferation of potentially pathogenic bacteria. "Obviously when there is co-existence of many types of organisms, there must also be systems that control them," he said.Ĭhavarria and a team took fur samples from Costa Rican two- and three-toed sloths to examine what that control system could be. ![]() a very extensive habitat," Max Chavarria, a researcher at the University of Costa Rica, told AFP. "If you look at the sloth's fur, you see movement: you see moths, you see different types of insects. Yet, experts say, the famously slow-moving mammals appear to be surprisingly infection-proof. Sloth fur, research has found, hosts bustling communities of insects, algae, fungi and bacteria, among other microbes, some of which could pose disease risk. ![]()
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