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Comment
. 2007 Dec;4(12):e349.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040349.

Communal living by bacteria and the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections

Steven M Opal  1
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Communal living by bacteria and the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections

Steven M Opal. PLoS Med. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Steven Opal reviews the phenomenon of bacterial communities and discusses the role played by bacterial communication and cooperation in host-pathogen interactions, particularly in urinary tract infection.

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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Bobtail squid have a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri), which inhabit a special light organ in the squid's mantle.
(Photographer: Hans Hillewaert, marine biologist and one of the administrators of Wikispecies [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lycaon])
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