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October 10, 2013

3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections
Austin TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2013
By caging bacteria in microscopic houses, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are studying how communities of bacteria, such as those found in the human gut and lungs, interact and develop infections. In a recent experiment they demonstrated that a community of Staphylococcus aureus, which can cause some skin infections, became more resistant to antibiotics when it was contained within a larger community of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria involved in various diseases, including cyst ... read more

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