Bacterial hitchhikers can give their hosts super strength

Low-Res_3D plasmids

Source: James Winans and Carey Nadell

Molecular hitchhikers living within bacteria can make their hosts extra resistant to medical treatment by corralling them into tightly packed groups. The study introduces a previously unknown avenue through which bacterial infections can become more difficult to treat.

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