New North Carolina State University research shows progress in gathering information on an important – yet difficult to characterize – human gut bacterium called Bifidobacterium, which is used in many probiotics that help maintain healthy microbiomes. The findings hold promise to help make so-called “good bacteria” even better. NC State researchers used both the bacterium’s internal CRISPR-Cas system as well as a portable engineered CRISPR effector to make their findings.
