Researchers clarify bacterial resistance
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Just like plants and animals, bacteria have a range of defence mechanisms against viruses and other threats. Dutch researchers at the Wageningen Laboratory for Microbiology and their American and Russian colleagues have largely clarified the workings of one of these, they reported in the scientific journal PNAS at the beginning of June. This is important not only for fundamental research on bacteria but also for manufacturers working with bacteria, in the dairy industry for example.