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Drive-thru type test to detect viral infections in bacteria ANI | Updated: Feb 26, 2021 23:25 IST Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): A team led by researchers of Johns Hopkins University has developed a test to determine if bacteria are sick, similar to the one used to test humans for COVID-19. The findings published in Nature Microbiology highlighted that the pandemic has made clear the threat that some viruses pose to people. But viruses can also infect ...

 E-Mail The pandemic has made clear the threat that some viruses pose to people. But viruses can also infect life-sustaining bacteria and a Johns Hopkins University-led team has developed a test to determine if bacteria are sick, similar to the one used to test humans for COVID-19. "If there was a COVID-like pandemic occurring in important bacterial populations it would be difficult to tell, because before this study, we lacked the affordable and accurate tools necessary to study viral infecti...