Sentences with phrase «for microbial attack»

Bulmer thinks the small glucan breakdown products it releases could act as signals that get passed around the nest and trigger what's known as social immunity: The entire colony prepares for microbial attack before most termites ever encounter a germ.

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While microbial forensics holds promise for unraveling disease outbreaks, the FBI's discovery also has political implications: The attacks originated in a U.S. Army lab, a fact that raises questions about security in light of the massive biodefense expansion under the Bush administration.

Attacking this function, and other mechanisms that promote survival of the bacteria in the urinary tract, may be a strategy for new microbial agents, authors say.

In general, our work suggests that animals might use more sophisticated techniques for attacking and disrupting rival microbial communities than is currently appreciated.