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Like animal predators attacking their prey, some bacteria consume and kill other bacteria. Scientists report progress in putting predator microbes to work, attacking antibiotic resistant bacteria that cause infections that lead to blindness.
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Citation: Shanks RMQ, Davra VR, Romanowski EG, Brothers KM, Stella NA, et al. (2013) An Eye to a Kill: Using Predatory Bacteria to Control Gram-Negative Pathogens Associated with Ocular Infections. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66723. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066723
Editor: Michael Hensel, University of Osnabrueck, Germany
Received: April 3, 2013; Accepted: May 10, 2013; Published: June 18, 2013
Link to plos-ONE paper: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066723