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Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 500 (1 July 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1945

Biofilms: New hide-out for TB?

Sheilagh Molloy

A new study in Molecular Microbiology shows that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can form organized biofilms that harbour drug-tolerant cells and contain a mycolic-acid-rich extracellular matrix. The 'short' course of treatment for tuberculosis typically lasts 6–9 months.