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Bacteria Use Lethal Cytotoxins to Evade Antibiotic Treatment Bacterial tolerance is not just due to resistance, but also to the formation of persistent cells that have gone into a dormant state where they are no longer sensitive to antibiotics. On the molecular level, this process is controlled by a number of advanced cytotoxins produced by the bacteria themselves in order to survive. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- the organism that causes tuberculosis -- there are no fewer than 88 such toxins, all of which presumably help the organism to survive. sciencedaily/releases/2013/11/131118091753.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:23:35 +0000

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