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Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
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Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE IMAGE: RECONSTRUCTED MICROSCOPY IMAGE OF A BACTERIOPHAGE, WHICH IS A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS BACTERIA. Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates — that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC Riverside scientists have just discovered a new group of viruses that attack these bacteria. The viruses, and the...