• Salmonella Has Sweet Tooth

    18Jun
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    Salmonella has been responsible for many cases of food poisoning the world over and is the bacteria responsible for the recent peanut butter, tomato and other food stuffs that were making headlines. Contamination of foodstuff with this nasty bacterium results in extreme diarrhea, vomiting and more serious effects, with death possible for those with weak immune systems. Researchers in the UK have identified a possible weak point by which to attack the deadly bacteria, it’s sweet tooth. As it turns out, the bacteria feeds on the sugar glucose as it infects its host using it to fuel it’s nasty abilities. Using this weakness, it would be possible to spike the glucose with something that can kill the bacterium and eventually a treatment system that would eliminate the threat from this nasty bugs that though considered to be not that lethal, kills millions the world over each and every year.

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