Tag Archives: Bacteriology

SMART researchers develop custom targeting of bacteria using lysines

[ad_1] IMAGE: SMART AMR researchers Boon Chong Goh (left) and Linh Chi Dam (right) evaluate bacterial cells after treatment with lysine visualization More Credit: Wei Lin Lee, SMART AMR New method to customize lysines to specifically target unwanted bacteria while leaving others unharmed Lysines are enzymes that help open bacteria …

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The mysterious molecule in the bacteria turns out to be a guard

[ad_1] IMAGE: Top row: E coli bacteria containing a retron rupture membranes in the cell approximately 15 minutes after infection (center) Red reveals holes in the membranes as cells die. (Right) … view More Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called …

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