Scientists identify how harmless gut bacteria " turn bad "

(University of Bath) An international team of scientists has determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can easily pick up the genes required to evolve to cause a life-threatening infection. Their study, published inNature Communications, warns that such infections not only affect the poultry industry but could also potentially cross over to infect humans.
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