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It may help bacteria determine whether other species are present, and their presence may set off processes that help the bacteria compete for nutrients.

Abundant extracellular materials were secreted which may help bacteria gather together (Fig.  6c).

Pulling on individual pili yields constant force plateaus, presumably reflecting conformational changes, as well as nanospring properties that may help bacteria to withstand physiological shear forces.

Cnf1 was shown to inhibit apoptosis, which may help bacteria to survive after cell invasion and grow in an adapted environment [ 70].

Therefore, low G + C content in this genus may help bacteria save energy and would be favored over their GC-rich counterparts when living in the nutrient limited or energetic constraint marine environments.

Technetium and leukocyte scanning should both be used, and prosthesis sonication may help detect bacteria missed by conventional tissue culture.

Her team has already located some potential targets, including genes that may help the bacteria to attach to one another or to plant cells during colonization, and others involved in metabolism and growth.

In addition to preventing unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, condoms may help good bacteria in the vagina flourish, a new study from China shows.

In the case of B. microti, this system may help the bacteria to survive in acid soils.

Moreover, they may contain genes that help bacteria cope with adverse environmental conditions like sub-lethal concentrations of antibiotics or withstanding osmotic, oxidative and acid stresses, as well as increasing growth and influencing biofilm formation [ 63].

Most capsules are hydrophilic ("water-loving") and may help the bacterium avoid desiccation (dehydration) by preventing water loss.