Man helps expand cholera

2002/09/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Mikrobiologia

Cholera causes the deaths of thousands of people every year. The disease is caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae and is easily extensible by contaminated water and food. It has now been discovered that by infecting humans the bacteria become stronger. The bacteria that contaminate man and grow in vitro have been studied, and in the first case they have seen that there are genes that are not indicated. According to researchers, this may be the key to the bacteria being more polluting than in vitro.