superbug in English
noun
1
a bacterium that is useful in biotechnology, typically one that has been genetically engineered to enhance its usefulness for a particular purpose.
2
a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs.
And scientists in the UK are looking for new ways to deal with antibiotic resistant hospital superbugs .
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1. 27 Like the MRSA panic of last summer, this year's superbug frenzy, too, will die down.