An antibiotic developed from maggots may be used to fend off different types of bacteria including certain types of the deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Fox news reported.

Students from Swansea undertook the study and they believe that maggots may now be used to fight superbug infections in hospitals.

Those with life insurance policies maybe interested to know that the team developed a drug called Seraticin that is made from secretions of green bottle fly larvae.

They now believe that they may be able to tackle up to 12 strains of the superbug and that it could be effective against E.coli and C.diff.

Live maggots have recently been used on patient's wounds to help fight MRSA by eating dead tissue, the Mirror reported.

UK life insurance policyholders have learnt that new research from the US has found that patients who are carrying MRSA for long periods of time are at an increased risk of infection and death.
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