Newly identified oral bacterium linked to heart disease and meningitis
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
A novel bacterium, thought to be a common inhabitant of the oral cavity, has the potential to cause serious disease if it enters the bloodstream, according to a study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Its identification will allow scientists to work out how it causes disease and evaluate the risk that it poses.