Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Biologists discover bacteria's 'sense of touch'

10/31/2017 01:09 PM EDT

pili (green) in cells from the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus (orange)

A study led by scientists at Indiana University, published Oct. 26 in the journal Science, reports a new method to understand how bacteria sense contact with surfaces, an action that triggers the formation of destructive and disease-causing biofilms.


Full story at https://news.iu.edu/stories/2017/10/iub/releases/26-bacterial-surface-sensing.html

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Indiana University


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