As a result, this capsule is a primary target for ... leading to stunted growth or even cell death. This explains why most bacteria have evolved to keep their transporters highly selective ...

To date, over 70 different capsule types have been identified ... whereas single-positive sorted B-cells did not exhibit significant bacterial attachment. Although antibody binding to the target ...

and he observed that these bacteria had the smooth capsules characteristic of the S strain. Based on these observations, Griffith hypothesized that a chemical component from the virulent S cells ...

Analyzing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more ...

These phages contain receptor binding proteins in their tail fibers, which recognize and bind to specific host receptors present on bacterial cell walls, appendages (e.g., pili and flagella), or ...

Analysing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique of single-cell transcriptomics developed in W rzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods: It ...

University of Oklahoma researchers have discovered that some bacteria in the gut have their own unique "weapon system" to ...

While studying white blood cells, Miescher isolated ... scientists knew that some types of these bacteria (called "S type") had an outer layer called a capsule, but other types (called "R type ...

coli populations and mapped the emergence of genes encoding the K1 capsule. The results surprised McCarthy’s team. Approximately 25 percent of the sampled bacteria encoded genes for the K1 capsule, ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...