pneumococcal bacteria (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

pneumococcal bacteria

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Researchers developed an inducible CRISPR interference system to turn off individual genes in the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. In the bacteria in these images, the system was used to control the expression of different fluorescent colors.

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J. Kimmey

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