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Engineered Lung Bacterium Cuts Resistant Biofilm in Pig Study
Key Takeaways
- Engineered Mycoplasma pneumoniae was designed to disrupt biofilm sugars and target Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Nebulized treatment reduced average biofilm thickness in pig breathing tubes from 6.08 to 3.67 micrometers.
- The work is preclinical and does not establish safety or efficacy in humans.
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