What Naturally Has Ivermectin? The Truth Behind the Antiparasitic
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In the late 1970s, a team of researchers discovered a potent compound with antiparasitic properties from a single soil sample collected in Japan. This discovery is the surprising answer to the question of what naturally has ivermectin, as the drug is a modified version of avermectin, a substance produced by the soil bacterium *Streptomyces avermitilis*. The bacterium itself is the true natural source, and the final drug is a semisynthetic derivative, not found in common plants or foods.
