They have identified 20 newly
discovered bacterial genes that could be used to develop better tests for detecting the disease earlier and more accurately, says John Bannantine of the USDA.
Not exact matches
Ten sets of
bacterial genes have similar, newly
discovered defense roles, researchers report online January 25 in Science.
Two years ago, Brigitte Gicquel, of the Pasteur Institute,
discovered a
gene that influences
bacterial virulence, the erp
gene.