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When bacteria are buckling: Study supports propulsion based on adhesion forces rather than slime extrusion
In this form, the filamentous bacteria can move around. The principles of this locomotion have now been investigated by a research team led by Stefan Karpitschka, group leader at the MPI-DS and ...
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Bacterial Scaffolders
Although most bacteria proliferate by dividing across the middle, some species grow by extending from the tip and initiating new branches, called hyphae, in the same way as do filamentous fungi, such ...
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Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum: An Unusual Nocardia Species Causing a Primary Lymphocutaneous Infectious Process in a Mildly Immunosuppressed Patient
An Alcian blue-PAS stain showed filamentous beaded microorganisms (Figure 3). Grains were not appreciated. Initial therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was discontinued when the patient's ...