Sunday, 25 May 2024
The ability of infectious
bacteria
to form
biofilms
- which are responsible for two thirds of human
infections
- makes them particularly difficult to treat. And when these
bacteria
are also resistant to
antibiotics
, the medical challenge is even tougher.
Now, researchers in
Canada
have discovered that a small
molecule
could help prevent
bacteria
from forming
biofilms
.
Researchers at the
University of British Columbia (
U.B.C
)
in
Vancouver
found that...