A “copper economy” helps fungi and bacteria build better biofilms

Researchers led by Dr Seána Duggan, from the University of Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, have discovered that copper plays a central role in the partnership between fungus and bacterial microfilms The study, supported by the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre, reveals what the team describes as a microbial “copper economy”, in which the fungus and bacterium handle copper in different but complementary ways.

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