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Matthew Parsek


May 8, 2013

Pioneer bacteria lay down trails that draw new recruits

bacteria form colonies

New research shows bacteria may draw other bacteria to an infection site by laying down trails of a “molecular glue” that attract free-swimming individual bacteria.

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