B. subtilis growing under the microscope on a microfluidic chip (IMAGE)

New York University

B. subtilis growing under the microscope on a microfluidic chip

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B. subtilis growing under the microscope on a microfluidic chip. The cells are losing their characteristic rod shape because they are being treated with a drug that blocks teichoic acid synthesis. 

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Felix Barber, NYU/OSU

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