2013-12-13, 12:40
From friend to foe: How benign bacteria evolve into virulent pathogens
Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the "environment" is the immune response of an infected host, this evolution can turn harmless bacteria into life-threatening pathogens. A new study provides insight into how this happens.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...185831.htm
Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the "environment" is the immune response of an infected host, this evolution can turn harmless bacteria into life-threatening pathogens. A new study provides insight into how this happens.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...185831.htm