Dead cells release a ‘necrosignal’ that activates antibiotic survival pathways in bacterial swarms

Swarming bacterial populations can exhibit antibiotic resistance, despite sustaining considerable cell death. Here, Bhattacharyya et al. show that killed cells release periplasmic protein AcrA, which activates efflux pumps on the surface of live cells, thus enhancing antibiotic resistance in the sur...

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Main Authors: Souvik Bhattacharyya, David M. Walker, Rasika M. Harshey
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5f74f736fab24ecc83c661f5a3a39072
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