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Hibernating bacteria's energy bill offers new attack route
Original: Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike
Scientists report that dormant, hibernating bacteria can persist in hospitals and even survive the conditions of outer space, making them hard to eradicate. However, maintaining this dormant state carries a high energy cost. Researchers say targeting that energetic weakness could offer a new way to eliminate these resilient bacteria, with implications for hospital infection control and our understanding of microbial survival in extreme environments.
Why now: New research suggests a potential vulnerability in drug-resistant, dormant bacteria, a pressing concern for hospital infection control.
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- Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike · The Conversation
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