Lifestyle Switching -- Bacillus cereus Is Able to Resist Certain Antibiotic Therapies
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
The bacterium B. cereus had so far been considered to be exclusively endospore-forming. In response to harsh conditions, the bacteria form protective endospores enabling them to remain dormant for extended periods. When conditions are more favourable, the endospores reactivate to become fully functioning bacteria.