Marine Biological Laboratory: Small Animals Acquire Genes From Bacteria That Can Produce Antibiotics
July 20, 2024
July 20, 2024
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 20 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news:
A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes "stolen" from bacteria, according to new research by a team from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole.
The tiny creatures are called bdelloid rot . . .
A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes "stolen" from bacteria, according to new research by a team from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole.
The tiny creatures are called bdelloid rot . . .