date:Dec 12, 2018
a has a remarkable ability to secrete toxins in contaminated food.
When the toxins are consumed they attack cells in the body which causes vomiting and diarrhoea.
We knew the toxin would have to attack the cells, triggering an immune reaction, but we now know how it does it, said Ms Mathur.
We discovered the toxin directly binds to the cell and punches holes to kill the cell, the immune system responds to the infection and has a reaction.
Because we now know how the bacteria and the toxins wo