James M. Musser, Houston Methodist (IMAGE)

Houston Methodist

James M. Musser, Houston Methodist

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Dr. James M. Musser, pathology and genomic medicine chair at Houston Methodist, led a research team that employed a tool first used for strep throat in horses to unveil the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria, giving them an in-depth understanding of the precise genes group A streptococcus uses to cause necrotizing myositis while living deep within muscle.

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