B. subtilis growing under the microscope on a microfluidic chip. The cells are losing their characteristic rod shape because they are being treated with a drug that blocks teichoic acid synthesis.
Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel University has solved the long-standing mystery of how the bacterium B.
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