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    Hidden small RNA determines if cholera bacterium can infect humans

    2026-05-19T11:18:00Z

    Scientists have uncovered what gives Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, the ability to colonize the human gut. They found that a small RNA embedded within another gene controls where cholera thrives, a discovery that could improve prediction and prevention strategies.