Stories indexed under: Microbiology
Total: 2
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Mutant parasites, unable to infect hosts, highlight virulence genes
May 30, 2007
With a single approach, microbiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts.
- Gene that governs toxin production in deadly mold found April 13, 2007 For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems - cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS - infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.