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40-year gut virus mystery solved: it infects bacteria, not humans
Original: 40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine report they have resolved a decades-old question about a common virus found in the human gut: rather than infecting human cells, it targets bacteria living in the digestive system. The finding, ending a 40-year mystery, could reshape understanding of how gut viruses influence human health through their effects on the microbiome.
Why now: The finding overturns long-held assumptions about how a widespread gut virus operates, with implications for microbiome and disease research.
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