electron cryotomography
Research Article | SpotlightStructure of the Bacterial Cellulose Ribbon and Its Assembly-Guiding Cytoskeleton by Electron CryotomographyThis work’s relevance for the microbiology community is twofold. It delivers for the first time high-resolution near-native snapshots of Gluconacetobacter spp. (previously Komagataeibacter spp.) in the process of cellulose ribbon synthesis, in their native biofilm environment.
Special Issue Meeting Presentation | SpotlightA Multiprotein Complex Anchors Adhesive Holdfast at the Outer Membrane of Caulobacter crescentusAdhesion and biofilm formation are fundamental processes that accompany bacterial colonization of surfaces, which are of critical importance in many infections. Caulobacter crescentus biofilm formation proceeds via irreversible adhesion mediated by a polar polysaccharide called holdfast. Mechanistic and structural details of how the holdfast is secreted and anchored...
- Research Article | SpotlightUncharacterized Bacterial Structures Revealed by Electron Cryotomography