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Wide, the mouth. >> reporter: he was spear fishing off palm beach two years ago when he was attacked by a 10-foot bull shark, the most vicious there is. he won the are underwent five major surgeries and five weeks in the hospital, much of the time fighting infection that could have cost him his leg. >> you name the antibiotic i had it at that point. they hit you with everything. >> the biggest problem is once with infection sets in and the patient is in the hospital a lot longer than if there was no infection and the whole care becomes a lot more complicated. >> st. mary's hospital in west pal...

Jorgenson working fast got it close enough to grab and pull it to the beach. this wasn't about sport. it was about research. >> watch out, watch out, watch out. >> jorgenson and assistant professor nathan unger. >> 6'1" are hunting bacteria in the mouths of sharks. we're going swab the mouth around the teeth and the gums. >> once the sample's taken, the shark is released. they're hoping to find out what bacteria sharks carry and whether it's the same in every species and we're pursuing tiger sharks and one of the biggest problems doctors face is not knowing what antibiotic will work to fight i...