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 鈥渙belisks鈥 by their discoverers.
The obelisks are a 鈥渃ompletely new category鈥, says at the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection in Bari, Italy, who wasn’t involved in the find. She calls them 鈥渁 very impressive discovery鈥 that 鈥渙pens thousands…
