peanut butter Salmonells outbreak in USA
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Another story
Cheating bacteria to treat infections
Freeloaders could help their hosts by undermining microbe cooperation.
Infections could be treated by adding more bacteria, say researchers who have shown that cooperation between microbes is undermined outside the bounds of the Petri dish by a few 'cheats'.
Similar to colonies of social creatures such as ants, bacteria can rely on a simple solution to the difficulties of surviving in harsh environments — cooperation.
Published online 21 January 2009 Nature doi:10.1038/news.2009.47
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