08-12-2014 17:57 via scitechdaily.com

New Research Details Why Typhoid Toxin Targets Only Humans

Scientists at Yale and UC San Diego have discovered why typhoid toxin targets only humans, revealing a single oxygen atom is the cause. The bacterium Salmonella Typhi causes typhoid fever in humans, but leaves other mammals unaffected. Researchers at University of California, San Diego and Yale University Schools of Medicine now offer one explanation — […]
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