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A TEAM of scientists based in Penryn has conducted the first genome sequencing in Cornwall. Scientists from the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus worked with colleagues from the University of Bath and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to sequence the genome of a disease-carrying bacterium, Photorhabdus asymbiotica.
The bacterium has been found in North America and Australia, and causes infections in wounds. The team compared Photorhabdus asymbiotica with its close relative Photorhabdus luminescens, which can also cause infections in insects, but is not known to infect humans. The purpose of the study was to try to understand more about how these pathogens infect humans and insects.See the full content of this document
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Scientists Conduct Genome Sequencing
To sequence the genome, the research team used the laboratory on th...
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