BUGS TRAINED TO FIGHT BUGS. “They reprogrammed E. coli to sense Pseudomonas aeruginosa — a bacteria that can form biofilms and causes hospital-acquired infections. The new E. coli swims directly toward P. aeruginosa and launches an attack with an antimicrobial peptide and an enzyme that breaks down biofilms. Though the researchers successfully tested their engineered microbe on P. aeruginosa, they say that their engineering strategy could be used to combat other pathogens as well.””
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/acs-rec100213.php