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Siena Glenn, a Washington State University Ph.D. student uses a high-powered microscope. Glenn, working with Assistant Professor Arden Baylink and colleagues, has published research showing that some of the world's deadliest bacteria seek out and eat serum, the liquid part of human blood.

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WSU researchers have identified several "vampiric" bacteria
April 16, 2024 10:48 a.m.

WSU researchers have identified several "vampiric" bacteria

PULLMAN – Some of the world’s deadliest bacteria seek out and feed on human blood, a newly-discovered phenomenon researchers are calling “bacterial vampirism.”