Researchers discover how a respiratory bacterium obtains essential lipids from the human body and targets fat-rich tissues
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 15 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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Researchers discover how a respiratory bacterium obtains essential lipids from the human body and targets fat-rich tissues
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A multidisciplinary team co-led by the UAB has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae -responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections-to obtain cholesterol and . . .
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Researchers discover how a respiratory bacterium obtains essential lipids from the human body and targets fat-rich tissues
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A multidisciplinary team co-led by the UAB has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae -responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections-to obtain cholesterol and . . .