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. 2005 Jul;12(7):721-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.07.001.

Bacterial crowd control with iron

Helen E Blackwell  1
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Bacterial crowd control with iron

Helen E Blackwell. Chem Biol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

Bacterial biofilms account for more than 80% of human infections. Hergenrother and coworkers report in this issue that high concentrations of iron salts can block the formation of these bacterial communities; this represents an attractive new method for biofilm control.

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