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Nature 415, 33-34 (3 January 2002) | doi:10.1038/415033a

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Microbiology: Group effort in toxin synthesis

Gary M. Dunny

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It is increasingly evident that bacterial cells cooperate for many purposes. New results show that the bacterium Enterococcus uses cell–cell signalling to coordinate toxin production.

Hospital patients with diseases that impair their natural defences are susceptible to opportunistic infections. This is a serious medical problem.