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Antibiotics and antivirulence agents. Antibiotics (left) kill bacteria or prevent their growth. Antivirulence agents (right) render bacteria harmless by blocking the activity of virulence factors. Virulence factors can include toxins (denoted by poison sign), secretion systems (syringe), adhesion factors (grappling hook) or quorum sensing (walkie-talkie), amongst others
