James M. Musser, Houston Methodist (IMAGE) Houston Methodist Caption Dr. James M. Musser, pathology and genomic medicine chair at Houston Methodist, led a research team that employed a tool first used for strep throat in horses to unveil the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria, giving them an in-depth understanding of the precise genes group A streptococcus uses to cause necrotizing myositis while living deep within muscle. Credit Houston Methodist Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.