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Table 1. Selected genes that impact biofilm formation by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Figure 2. Presence–absence matrix of biofilm genes shared across 30 sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) genomes.

Most bacteria like to consume ammonium as their main nitrogen source, but they may also use select amino acids as a nitrogen source. Now, Agapova et al. show that M. tuberculosis is not a picky eater.