Profs study deadly germ seen in Iraq
Bacteria infected more than 700 troops and is linked to seven deaths since 2003
Yale researchers are waging their own war against an invisible enemy in Iraq — a strain of multiresistant bacteria that has infected over 700 soldiers and been associated with seven deaths since 2003.
According to research published today in Genes and Development, a Yale team has identified 16 “alien islands” on the genome of Acinetobactar baumannii that are responsible for its virulence. The bacteria targets individuals with compromised immune systems, making Iraqi soldiers who suffer traumatic wounds ideal hosts for the “superbug.” The lab, which is led by Yale professor Michael...
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