Viruses exploit good gut bacteria to infect body

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Trillions of beneficial bacteria live in the digestive tract and help break down food, but two new studies suggest these microbes can be exploited by certain viruses to infect the body.

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