Bacterial crowd control with iron |
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| Authors: | Blackwell Helen E |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1122, USA. blackwell@chem.wisc.edu |
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| Abstract: | Bacterial biofilms account for more than 80% of human infections. Hergenrother and coworkers report in this issue that high concentrations of iron salts can block the formation of these bacterial communities; this represents an attractive new method for biofilm control. |
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