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His team has done <a href=\"http:\/\/sites\/insidesurgery.com\/files.nbcnews.com\/video\/nbc-news\/51038583\/#51038583\">research<\/a> showing that naturally occurrring proteins in alligator blood are effective in vitro in killing E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus as well as at least one strain of HIV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2013\/03\/alligator-blood-hold-clues-powerful-antibiotic\/alligators\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7643\" alt=\"alligator blood\" src=\"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/alligators.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alligator blood is being studied by Dr. Mark Merchant and others at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana for its powerful natural immunity against bacteria and fungi. 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