Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark along with other collaborators in Denmark and the US found that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa can 'switch on' production of molecules that kill white blood cells – preventing the bacteria being eliminated by the body's immune system.
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