Bacteria are classified into different groups depending on their shape. There are five distinct bacterial shapes: spherical, rod, spiral, comma, and corkscrew. Bacteria, just like any other living ...

“Imagine that the wall is like the bacteria wearing a high-vis jacket,” explains lead author, Dr Katarzyna Mickiewicz. “This gives them a regular shape, for example a rod or a ...

Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod, others twist like a corkscrew. Shape plays an important role in how bacteria infiltrate and attack cells in the body.

What do watermelons and bacteria have in common? Just like the tasty fruit, microbes can be molded into unusual shapes, a study in Nature Communications has shown. The paper, produced by ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered surface patterns that can drastically reduce bacteria's ability to ...

Our understanding of bacterial cell shape has taken steps forward with the recent discovery of cytoskeletal elements such as cell-shape determinants, but there is still much to learn about how ...

“It’s not desirable to use the same shape block over and over again; we need different shapes. Learning from bacteria can help us build new and better structures at this microscopic scale.” The study, ...

These differences show that that transmission is an important process that shapes the evolution of gut bacteria and further research is now needed to continue to learn more about the link between ...

Scientists have used light patterns to control the swimming speed of bacteria and direct them to form different shapes, according to a new study in the journal eLife. Controlling bacteria in this ...

The researchers report in the journal Cell that expression of the shape-changing protein — which they named CrvA — is activated through the process of quorum sensing, in which bacteria communicate ...

Stars, triangles and pentagons demonstrate the adaptability and robustness of bacterial cell division machinery. What do watermelons and bacteria have in common? Just like the tasty fruit ...