Never-before-seen viruses that can kill bacteria stream from women’s bladders

Ars Technica ----------- Plumbing the depths of women’s bladders may shower researchers with viral gold. In a wee survey, Loyola University Chicago researchers found the sac-like organ brimming with never-before-seen viruses that can kill and manipulate bacteria. Their findings, published this week in the Journal of Bacteriology, offer a first-pass catalogue of the rich diversity of bacteria-infecting viruses—aka “phages” or “bacteriophages”—in the bladder microbiome. The researchers suggest that further studies into the streaming viral content could one day lead to phage-based methods to void bacterial infections and identify disorders. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.