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Bacteria that causes bladder infections uses urine to create DNA
A bacteria that causes painful urinary tract infections actually uses human urine to generate new DNA, researchers have discovered.
The finding gives a clearer idea of how the bacteria propagate, as well as points the way to more effective treatments that don’t involve antibiotics.
Researchers have found Streptococcus bacteria can use chemicals in human urine to propagate their own DNA.
Streptococcus is a bacteria that is commonly found in humans, and while it often sits benignly, certain strains in certain circumstances can cause painful and even dangerous infections.
Group B Streptococcus remains the leading cause of fatal infections in infants less than a week old worldwide.
Researchers from Griffith University have been investigating…
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