Surprise find in study of environmental bacteria could advance search for better antibiotics

Alex Aug 12 and 15 Caulobacter

Source: Erin Goley, Ph.D.

In what they labeled a “surprising” finding, researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein’s essential role in maintaining the germ’s shape. 

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