Key regulators for biofilm development discovered

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

They can be found everywhere -- organized communities of bacteria sticking to surfaces both inside and outside the body. These biofilms are responsible for some of the most virulent, antibiotic-resistant infections in humans; however, scientific understanding of how these communities develop is lacking.

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