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> One thing some bacteria can do is create spores. Spores and biofilms. Biofilms not only protect against antibiotics but also bleach. Some of them repel water
by cratermoon 4y ago
> One thing some bacteria can do is create spores.
Spores and biofilms. Biofilms not only protect against antibiotics but also bleach. Some of them repel water better than Teflon. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1011033108 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1011033108 "The biofilm surface remains nonwetting against up to 80% ethanol as well as other organic solvents and commercial biocides across a large and clinically important concentration range."