Research
Poles of bacteria imaged in fine detail for the first time
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Researchers imaged the poles (ends) of rod-shaped bacteria at molecular resolution for the first time.
- The study was led by UCL (University College London) researchers and published in Nature Communications.
- A new technique was used to keep live bacteria in place during imaging.
Why it matters
It offers a much finer view of the structure of bacterial cell poles, which can help microbiology researchers study how rod-shaped bacteria are organised.
Who’s affected
- microbiologists
- cell biologists
- #microbiology
- #bacteria
- #imaging
- #cell biology
- #ucl
The poles, or ends, of rod-shaped bacteria have been imaged at molecular resolution for the first time in a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, used a new technique to keep live bacteria in place…