Transboundary cooperation between bacteria and fungi can form unusual superorganisms . Scientists have found this particular superorganism in samples of children’s tooth decay that is stickier than bacteria or fungi, more resistant to antimicrobial agents and harder to remove from teeth, according to a study published in the journal PNAS. Microbes are not mobile on their own, but in combination they have a sort of limb that spreads across the tooth surface. Tooth decay occurs when sugars in food act on bacteria and fungi in the mouth to create plaque that destroys enamel.
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