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Can bacteria handle stress? Study reveals how combined stressors overwhelm harmful bacteria

By treating cells with levels of flow and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that commonly co-occur in human host tissues, the Illinois researchers discovered that previous reports significantly overestimated the hydrogen peroxide levels required to block bacterial growth. They found that flow increases the effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide 50-fold. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.029 The human […]