Aalto University: Way to Measure Contagion - the Gut Bacterium Behind Blood Poisoning Can Spread Like Influenza
December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
AALTO, Finland, Dec. 12 -- Aalto University issued the following news release:
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A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza
New findings show that microbes living in our gut can, in terms of transmission dynamics, behave much like viruses. The model offers a new way to explore the spread of antibiotic-resistant gut bacteria in the population.
Gut bacteria can spread through the popula . . .
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A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza
New findings show that microbes living in our gut can, in terms of transmission dynamics, behave much like viruses. The model offers a new way to explore the spread of antibiotic-resistant gut bacteria in the population.
Gut bacteria can spread through the popula . . .