Ironically, this common feature makes testing whether a particular disease is bacterial more difficult.

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In recent years, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of a wide array of organisms, ranging from mice, humans and fish to common bacterial pathogens and plants like rice and corn.

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Meeting the threat of both common and rare infections that continue to develop resistance over time is a race between drug development and bacterial evolution.

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