They crawl through the slug in search of infectious bacteria.
Hospitals are fertile ground for infectious bacteria, which can spread rapidly across countertops, stethoscopes, and catheters.
Antibiotic overuse contributes to a serious public health threat by creating drug resistance, as infectious bacteria adapt to the medications.
In one video game, the player fires antibiotic artillery shots at infectious bacteria, while hungry microbes in another game slurp up an oil spill.
It comes after a gene was discovered which makes infectious bacteria resistant to the last line of antibiotic defence, colistin (polymyxins).
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the infectious bacteria that causes TB, is encapsulated by a thick and robust cell wall.
One of the troubling findings on Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers, which airs on Tuesday night, was potentially infectious bacteria including listeria, campylobacter and E coli.
Common infectious bacteria capable of causing food poisoning in undercooked or contaminated meats are Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and Listeria monocytogenes.
Abscess, a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed from tissues that have been broken down by infectious bacteria.
Scientists trying to treat infectious bacteria could search for the fungi that make antibiotics that are effective against it.
"If we can attack the outer membrane, infectious bacteria will be pre-weakened for targeting with antibiotic treatments that disrupt cells in other ways," he said.
