Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them, researchers report
Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 11:02
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that allows bacteria of the same species to communicate when their survival is threatened. The study suggests it may be possible to slow dangerous infections by manipulating the messages these microbes send to each other, allowing the body to defeat an infection without causing the bacteria to develop resistance to the treatment.