Bacterial pathogen must balance between colonizing airways and developing antibiotic tolerance, study reveals
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells (orange) growing on the mucus layer (green) of the airway mucosa. Airway epithelial cells are shown in purple. Credit: Lucas Meirelles (EPFL) Imagine trying to settle into a new home while constantly being attacked. That’s what the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa faces when it infects the lungs, and it can’t both spread and … Read more