Bacteria (prokaryotes) are ubiquitous. A fraction cause disease in people, animals, and plants, but the majority are the foundation for the global food web, the nitrogen cycle, soil formation, and are part of the critical microbiome (the collection of microorganisms living in or on people and animals).¹ The innate or nonspecific immune system is our body’s first line of defense against disease-causing entities (pathogens). But like all organisms, even bacteria can fall prey...