The world is in the midst of an antibiotic resistance crisis that contributes to the death of nearly 5 million people a year. But bacteria aren't the only mutating pathogens we need to worry about.
A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...
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