ScienceKent meningitis outbreak may have been driven by bacteria taking genes from harmless microbes
New Scientist describes the severe meningitis outbreak in Kent, UK, in March as unprecedented.
TLDR
New Scientist reports that the March meningitis outbreak in Kent, UK, appears to have been driven by a bacterial strain taking genes from harmless microbes in the microbiome.
Kent meningitis outbreak may have been driven by bacteria taking genes from harmless microbes
New Scientist describes the severe meningitis outbreak in Kent, UK, in March as unprecedented.
TLDR
New Scientist reports that the March meningitis outbreak in Kent, UK, appears to have been driven by a bacterial strain taking genes from harmless microbes in the microbiome.
