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  • Low-Res_Wang_Picobirnaviruses (5)
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    40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells

    2026-11-02T12:24:00Z

    Ever since one denizen of the gut microbiome, known as picobirnavirus, was first spotted decades ago, researchers thought it directly infected human tissue and played a role in gastrointestinal illness. But researchers have just rewritten that story: This widespread virus infects gut bacteria, not human cells.