First evidence that bacteria get 'touchy-feely' about dangerous biofilms
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Massachusetts report for the first time that bacteria use a sense of touch in deciding where to form biofilms. Those colonies of microbes grow on medical implants and other devices and play a key role in the multi-billion-dollar-per-year problem of antibiotic resistant infections.
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