Why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria

Researchers have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed. The researchers linked RNA mutations within the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis to invasive meningococcal disease, marking the first time a non-coding RNA in a bacterium has been linked to disease progression.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201207195135.htm