A bacterium’s enemy isn’t your friend

Michael S. Gilmore () and Ona K. Miller ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 563, issue 7733, 637-638

Abstract: The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of hard-to-treat human infections. It now seems that, if the bacterium is infected by a virus, a viral enzyme helps the microbe to evade detection by the immune system.

Keywords: Microbiology; Medical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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