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A 48-year-old UK man bitten by a stray cat developed “painful” hand swelling and “extensive” infection caused by a previously unknown bacterium, a new study has revealed. (www.independent.co.uk)
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Findings highlight role of cats as reservoirs of ‘as yet undiscovered bacterial species’

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[–] MinusPi@pawb.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh fuck, here we go again

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If it's unknown I'm guessing it hasn't evolved antibiotic resistance.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah bacteria are often a lot easier to deal with than viruses.

[–] MadMenace@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? Just because it hasn't been noticed until now doesn't mean it hasn't been inside people before.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not a doctor, but I figured that we've seen every bacteria that regularly lives inside people in cultures.