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La Trobe University: Scientists Reveal New Toxin That Damages the Gut
April 04, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 4 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release:

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Scientists reveal new toxin that damages the gut

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses "molecular scissors" to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.

Published in Gut Microbes, the research reveals for the first time the three-dimensional struc . . .

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