Antibiotic Resistance

Can bacteria 'talk' through the air? Study says yes

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 18th, 2002

The Journal of Applied Microbiology has published a study demonstrating that bacteria that are physically separated can transmit information through the air.

It is well-documented that bacteria can exchange messages by releasing substances into a surrounding liquid culture medium, but this new study is the first to report signaling between physically separated bacterial cells.

Professor Alan Parsons and Dr. Richard Heal of QinetiQ, Ltd., claim to have shown that physically separated colonies of bacteria can transmit signals conferring resistance to commonly used antibiotics.

The discovery is thought to have direct...

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