New microscopy technique reveals dynamic Escherichia coli membrane stiffness (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

New microscopy technique reveals dynamic Escherichia coli membrane stiffness

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Escherichia coli bacteria imaged by high-speed inline force mapping and fluorescence microscopy. Simultaneous topography and elastic modulus maps show a stiffening of the division site.

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C. Ganser, S. Nishiguchi, F.-Y. Chan, and T. Uchihashi

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