40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
October 29, 2026
October 29, 2026
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 29 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
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Study redefines picobirnaviruses as only the third known group of bacteria-infecting RNA viruses
In Brief
* Researchers found that picobirnaviruses infect bacteria within the human gut microbiome.
* Only two other . . .
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40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
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Study redefines picobirnaviruses as only the third known group of bacteria-infecting RNA viruses
In Brief
* Researchers found that picobirnaviruses infect bacteria within the human gut microbiome.
* Only two other . . .
