A Chemical that Is Supposed to Kill Bacteria Is Actually Making them Stronger (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

A Chemical that Is Supposed to Kill Bacteria Is Actually Making them Stronger

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This is E. coli from the strain used in this study. The cell wall is shown in red and DNA is shown in blue.

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Petra Levin laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis

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