Biologists discover an extra layer of protection for bacterial spores
Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Bacterial spores, the most resistant organisms on earth, carry an extra coating of protection previously undetected, a team of microbiologists reports. Their findings offer additional insight into why spores of the bacteria that cause botulism, tetanus, and anthrax survive methods to eradicate them.