[News Feed] Antibiotic Resistant Bacterium Uses Sonar-like Strategy To 'See' Enemies Or Prey

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For the first time, scientists have found that bacteria can use a Sonar-like system to spot other cells (either normal body cells or other bacteria) and target them for destruction. Reported in the December 24 issue of Science, this finding explains how some bacteria know when to produce a toxin that makes infection more severe. It may lead to the design of new toxin inhibitors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0111172955.htm