Staph 'gangs' share nutrients during infection
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can share resources to cause chronic infections, investigators have discovered. Like the individual members of a gang who might be relatively harmless alone, they turn deadly when they get together with their 'friends.' The findings shed light on a long-standing question in infectious diseases and may inform new treatment strategies.