Friday, January 26, 2018

Botulinum-type toxins jump to a new kind of bacteria

A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria - Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concerning because enterococci have lately become a leading cause of multi-drug-resistant infections, especially in health care settings.



from Top Health News – ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2BweNZY
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