Bacteria have organelles too!
Researchers have discovered unique compartments in bacteria that could lead to new treatment options for bacterial infections in humans. Continue reading Bacteria have organelles too!
Researchers have discovered unique compartments in bacteria that could lead to new treatment options for bacterial infections in humans. Continue reading Bacteria have organelles too!
by Mara Casebeer Most bacteria, like the common E. coli, are around a micron in length – less than a tenth of the width of a strand of human hair and invisible without a microscope. Recently, scientists discovered a bacterium, Candidatus (Ca.) Thiomargarita magnifica, that is almost 10,000 times longer than E. coli. Ca. T. magnifica cells were found attached to sunken leaves in the … Continue reading How this Long Bacterium Beats the Diffusion Limit