When a bacterium enters a cell’s cytoplasm, intracellular lipid droplets close in, bringing with them an arsenal of antimicrobial proteins, the research shows. “This is the first evidence that there’s ...

Further analysis using volumetric electron microscopy, revealed that individual UPEC are able to rapidly infiltrate deep into the layers of the bladder epithelium, bypassing the need to form ...

Cryo-ET/EM postdoctoral position immediately available in Zhu Lab at Case Western Reserve University   A postdoctoral position is immediately ...

First described for rickettsiae, the plaque assay methods have been adapted to other intracellular bacterial pathogens. There is no single model, thus each assay should be refined depending on the ...