No Hiding Place For Infecting Bacteria
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have discovered a new approach to prevent bacterial infections from taking hold. They used enzymes against products of the body's own defense cells to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria from building a protective biofilm which enables them to avoid both the body's immune mechanisms and antibiotics.
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