Extraordinary resilience of deadly bacterium explained
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 10:32
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have identified how the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses tension-activated membrane channels to stop itself from swelling up and bursting when it is suddenly exposed to water. The study helps explain how this bacterium -- a major cause of hospital-acquired infections -- persists in a variety of different environments.