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Researchers discover rare phages that attack dormant bacteria
In nature‚ most bacteria live on the bare minimum. If they experience nutrient deficiency or stress‚ they shut down their metabolism in a controlled manner and go into a resting state. In this stand-by mode‚ certain metabolic processes still take place that enable the microbes to perceive their environment and react to stimuli‚ but growth and division are suspended.
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