We are studying one of the few known symbiotic interactions in which the bacterial partner defends its host against pathogens — rather than providing a nutritional benefit, which is more common.

我们正在研究一种很少人知晓的共生互动关系，在这种关系中，细菌保护其宿主免受病原体侵害，而不是那种更为常见的为其提供营养方面。

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Bacterial Quorum Sensing (QS) is a common cell to-cell communication mechanism.

细菌群感效应是一种普遍存在的微生物细胞通讯机制。

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Common bacterial blight disease is a serious disease affecting the production of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) worldwide.

菜豆普通细菌性疫病是世界上危害普通菜豆生产的最严重的病害之一。

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Bacterial cells are small, one to two microns in diameter and this shows a picture of a common bacterium called E. Coli.

细菌细胞很小,直径只有一到两个微米,这张图片是一种常见细菌,大肠杆菌

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Ironically, this common feature makes testing whether a particular disease is bacterial more difficult.

ECONOMIST: Bugged by disease

In recent years, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of a wide array of organisms, ranging from mice, humans and fish to common bacterial pathogens and plants like rice and corn.

FORBES: Photoshop For DNA

Meeting the threat of both common and rare infections that continue to develop resistance over time is a race between drug development and bacterial evolution.

FORBES: The Antibiotic Bubble -- A Quest For Continued Antibiotic Effectiveness