Yet this website of the US Govt continues to misrepirt the true cause of bite infections. What is needed is to test a swab from the dragon's mouth for bacteria e ria c ounrs. Dentist volunteers??? https://t.co/IeSZtCIlXf

@Irishbrat1966 @random_snakes I guess I should do science programming, then. https://t.co/7ZB4AlB0gi

@jem_journal @aaeminfo Antibiotics... https://t.co/zh4dtZ4KXb

@Rob_Tarzwell @craniatology Friend of mine in grad school studied Pasteurella in Komodo dragon microflora. It's my immediate association when someone mentions it. https://t.co/f4u9xWxlja

@sebpoule @transplantID @IDPhilMartin https://t.co/zucWbe80Md. Who doesn't love science. Basically it bites you and then follows you until you die from septic shock. @wfwrighID @DrToddLee @soupvector

最初に噛み付いたコモドの口腔細菌が、獲物をベクターとして、次に噛み付いた別のコモドに感染したんじゃない説 https://t.co/77Q5VqrLy6

The same @PLOSONE paper suggests that Komodo 🐉s may actually develop their oral microbiome by sharing. Komodo 🐲s are solitary creatures, but when a single 🐲 infects a 🐃, many may eventually feast on the animal, sharing the "Deathly Drool!" (8/13) https://t

A 2010 @PLOSONE article with a title starting with "Deathly Drool..." supports what Andy from Animal Kingdom @WaltDisneyWorld said: the bacteria in Komodo 🐲 saliva contributes to the final kill. But that's not all... (7/13) https://t.co/goHCZuMGpc

@dgcopter @crystal ya I think unpoisoned but afflicted with sepsis. https://t.co/GesKF6FK9m

RT @c0nc0rdance: "Bacteria as venom" Komodo dragons use Pasturella multocida infection/sepsis to kill prey. https://t.co/AUO2kN9ofd https:/…

"Bacteria as venom" Komodo dragons use Pasturella multocida infection/sepsis to kill prey. https://t.co/AUO2kN9ofd https://t.co/4FENMH7gdH

Best paper title: Deathly Drool http://t.co/2TzYau85qV

Beware the dragon drool. Great pic from Komodo dragon paper. http://t.co/Uvj2UbuctR paper here: http://t.co/teskzsfrq8

PLoS ONE: Deathly Drool http://t.co/xfKm5XW0 always clever, Dr. Marvin Whiteley argues against the case for sepsis ignoring role of venom