University at Buffalo students partake in World Antibiotic Awareness Week

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — You can’t see it, but bacteria is all around us and even on and inside of us.
“People may feel squeamish about this concept, these bacteria are our friends,” said Thomas Russo, MD University at Buffalo Internal Medicine Physician.
Dr Russo says the good bacteria, like that in your intestinal tract, helps with vital processes like producing vitamins and digesting foods.
“They protect us from other types of microbes that could cause infections.