Streptococcus sanguinis bacteria, which live in the mouth, may host replicators named obelisks UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
A previously unknown type of replicating agent, far smaller and simpler than a virus, has been found in the human gut. These entities have been called âobelisksâ by their discoverers.
The obelisks are a âcompletely new categoryâ, says at the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection in Bari, Italy, who wasn’t involved in the find. She calls them âa very impressive discoveryâ that âopens thousands…
