Summary: Findings reveal a toxin-producing gut bacteria may be responsible for triggering the onset of multiple sclerosis and play a significant role in the progression of the disease. Source: Cornell University A specific toxin-producing gut bacteria may be responsible for both triggering the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) and ongoing disease activity, according to a new study...
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Bacterial toxin is found in patients with urinary tract infections
PLOS IMAGE: During a urinary tract infection, uropathogenic Escherichia coli (their DNA is marked in red) producing the genotoxin colibactin and forming bacterial communities within the superficial cells of the bladder (the nucleus of the cells is marked in blue, their cellular sugar content is marked in green), here six hours after a replicated infection...