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Not only are the bacteria more likely to survive, they release more toxins when they are using trehalose. This might be a defensive mechanism based on the evolv
by InclinedPlane 9y ago
Not only are the bacteria more likely to survive, they release more toxins when they are using trehalose. This might be a defensive mechanism based on the evolved assumption that presence of trehalose indicates the presence of competing hostile bacterial colonies.