Diversity in typhoid bacteria linked to higher mortality rates
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
ITHACA, New York, July 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Worldwide, 20% of the bacterial strains that cause typhoid fever have genetic variations in their external layer, called Vi capsule, that provide higher virulence, higher infectivity and high antibiotic resistance, Cornell researchers have discovered, possibly impacting the disease's propagation and vaccine efficacy.
The study, published June 19 in Nature Communications, marks the first time these . . .
Worldwide, 20% of the bacterial strains that cause typhoid fever have genetic variations in their external layer, called Vi capsule, that provide higher virulence, higher infectivity and high antibiotic resistance, Cornell researchers have discovered, possibly impacting the disease's propagation and vaccine efficacy.
The study, published June 19 in Nature Communications, marks the first time these . . .