Bacteria and bacteriophages collude in the formation of clinically frustrating biofilms
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 06:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists know a lot about bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Medical practitioners likewise understand the clinical dangers of biofilms: slimy, antibiotic-defying aggregates of bacteria and organic substances that can stick to the walls and inner linings of infected organs and to chronic wounds, making infections excruciatingly hard to eradicate.