Polar Growth at the Bacterial Scale Reveals Potential New Targets for Antibiotic Therapy
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
An international team of microbiologists led by Indiana University researchers has identified a new bacterial growth process -- one that occurs at a single end or pole of the cell instead of uniform, dispersed growth along the long axis of the cell -- that could have implications in the development of new antibacterial strategies.