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New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us
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New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY IMAGE: A DELTA BACTERIOPHAGE, THE FIRST IDENTIFIED IN A NEW STUDY IN FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY TO HAVE BINDING SITES FOR CTRA, A PROTEIN PRODUCED BY THE BACTERIOPHAGE’S HOST THAT REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF PILI AND FLAGELLA. THE PRESENCE OF THESE BINDING SITES ONLY IN PHAGES THAT REQUIRE THEIR HOST CELLS...