Bacteria may travel thousands of miles across the globe via an invisible 'air bridge,' researchers discover
Assumptions about the migration of bacteria, traditionally thought to happen via human and animal carriers, may be incomplete, according the new research.The scientists' hypothesis, referred to as the 'air bridge,' is based on the fact that DNA sequences found in bacteria of disparate hot springs across the world turned out to be identical.
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