Superbugs, shapes and nanotechnology

A common hospital superbug called Clostridium has a protective coat of armour that can self assemble when put into a test tube on its own, which may have important commercial uses in nanotechnology, according to scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology's 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news108276796.html">Superbugs, shapes and nanotechnology</a></p> <p>A common hospital superbug called Clostridium has a protective coat of armour that can self assemble when put into a test tube on its own, which may have important commercial uses in nanotechnology, according to scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology's 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, UK.</p>