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  "id": 7386152,
  "title": "Scientists target gum disease with bacteriophage virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scientists-target-gum-disease-with-bacteriophage-virus",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T19:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-scientists-gum-disease-bacteriophage-virus.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In the first study to demonstrate this effect, La Trobe University researchers found that the FNU1 virus selectively attacked Fusobacterium polymorphum, a bacterial species that helps other…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}