Bacteria turned out to talk

In 2016, we had enough worries about bacteria, when the resistant bacteria of all antibiotics now appeared and killed a woman in the United States.

And so far, experts have discovered a more worrying fact about these unicellular organisms. It turns out, they can also communicate, "talk" to each other with electromagnetic signals, to work together on a "dangerous" task .

Bacteria can "talk" to each other with electromagnetic signals.

Specifically, scientists at the University of California, San Diego (USA) have conducted research on biofilms - the membrane layer formed at any surface with bacteria, with micro-protection function. bacteria from harmful agents from the outside environment.

This is one of the problems with science, because when bacteria form biofilms, they are very difficult to remove. Statistically, biofilms are responsible for up to 80% of infections.

And according to the team, the bacteria can generate electromagnetic signals to attract many other bacteria to gather, expanding the influence of biofilms.

Bacteria can emit electromagnetic signals to attract many other bacteria to gather.

"In this way, the bacteria inside the biofilm can still attract outside bacteria to expand their location," said Gürol Süel, the research director.

However, the good news is that when we find out how biofilms are formed, we can find a way to break them, creating a breakthrough for the world medicine industry.

This research is based on a previous hypothesis, suggesting that bacteria can communicate with each other through electromagnetic signals, like neurons. Accordingly, they can emit potassium ions, passing through biological membranes to disperse into the external environment.

Potassium ions are very important for all cells.

" Potassium ions are very important for all cells. It allows bacteria to communicate with each other, attracting to form a . multi-ethnic community" - Jacqueline Humphriesm, team member rescue said.

Another interesting point is that experts believe that intestinal bacteria and intestinal cells can communicate and work together with this same ability.

The study was published in the journal Cell.