Imaging bacterial membrane vesicles with a delicate touch

This month’s Under the Lens discusses the application of high-speed atomic force microscopy to image fragile bacterial membrane vesicles by briefly touching them with a gentle tapping force, revealing species-specific heterogeneity in membrane vesicle size distribution linked to biological function....

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Published in:Nature reviews. Microbiology 2021-02, Vol.19 (2), p.76-76
Main Author: Cohen-Khait, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Atomic force microscopy
Bacillus subtilis - physiology
Bacterial vesicles
Bile
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Membrane - physiology
Cell membranes
Cellular signal transduction
Escherichia coli - physiology
Geographical distribution
Heterogeneity
Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Membrane vesicles
Membranes
Microbiological research
Microbiology
Microscopes
Microscopy
Microscopy, Atomic Force - methods
Observations
Paracoccus denitrificans - physiology
Parasitology
Physical properties
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - physiology
Size distribution
Transport Vesicles - physiology
Under the Lens
Vesicles
Virology
Virulence (Microbiology)
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Summary:This month’s Under the Lens discusses the application of high-speed atomic force microscopy to image fragile bacterial membrane vesicles by briefly touching them with a gentle tapping force, revealing species-specific heterogeneity in membrane vesicle size distribution linked to biological function.
ISSN:1740-1526
1740-1534
DOI:10.1038/s41579-020-00492-6