Biochemists' discovery could lead to vaccine against 'flesh-eating' bacteria

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 16:47 in Health & Medicine

Biochemists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered patterns in the outer protein coat of group A Streptococcus that could finally lead to a vaccine against this highly infectious bacteria--responsible for more than 500,000 deaths a year, including toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis or "flesh-eating disease."

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