Biochemists' discovery could lead to vaccine against 'flesh-eating' bacteria
Monday, September 5, 2016 - 18:01
in Health & Medicine
Biochemists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered patterns in the outer protein coat of group A Streptococcus that could finally lead to a vaccine against this highly infectious bacteria--responsible for more than 500,000 deaths a year, including toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis or "flesh-eating disease."