Saturday, June 4, 2011

Deadly Bacteria May Mimic Human Proteins to Evolve Antibiotic Resistance

http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7903-Deadly-Bacteria-May-Mimic-Human-Proteins-to-Evolve-Antibiotic-Resistance

Using genomic sequencing, the spelling out of billions of genetic instructions stored in DNA, the study identified several methyltransferase protein families that are very similar in otherwise very distantly related human bacterial pathogens. These proteins also were found in hosts such as humans, mouse and rat.

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