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Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that some bacteria can protect themselves from the poison cocktail of their attackers. The team led by Prof. Dr. Marek Basler at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has found an answer and has now published its findings in the journal Nature Communications". Attack activates emergency program The deadly cocktail consists of a mixture of toxic proteins that attack various sites in the bacteria. In the case of T6SS attacks from foreign bacteria, however, Pseudomonas activates an emergency program that initiates a variety of protective measures within a very short time."