Dying bacteria absorb antibiotic, allowing others to survive and grow
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 09:20
in Biology & Nature
Bacteria have multiple strategies to survive antibiotics: developing genetic resistance to the drugs; delaying their growth; or hiding in protective biofilms. New results from researchers at Princeton and California State University-Northridge (CSUN) have shed light on yet another approach: self-sacrifice. In a population of E. coli bacteria treated with a particular antimicrobial molecule, the researchers found, some dying cells […]