Scientists decode genome of oral pathogen

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Transmission electron micrograph of S. sanguinis. Image courtesy of Lauren TurnerVCU
Transmission electron micrograph of S. sanguinis. Image courtesy of Lauren Turner/VCU

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have decoded the genome of a bacteria normally present in the healthy human mouth that can cause a deadly heart infection if it enters the bloodstream.


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