“Many of the viruses prey on the bacteria in our bodies, altering their numbers and diversity and shuffling genes—including genes for antibiotic resistance—from one bacterium to another. At the International Human Microbiome Congress earlier this month, one provocative, albeit preliminary, finding emerged: Infants with unexplained fevers harbor many more viruses than healthy infants.”
Really nice news focus on the balance between the human virome and microbiome and what it means for us humans stuck in the middle. [Alas, the article is behind a subscription – Open Access Fail].
Bookmarked in Delicious.
