Dr. Russell Hill, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (IMAGE)

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Dr. Russell Hill, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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"Anything we can discover about this bacterial communication could be really important in understanding how bacteria become pathogenic in humans or how they form film on teeth or internal medical devices," said study co-author Dr. Russell Hill, Director of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore, Md.

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