A flat embedding method for transmission electron microscopy reveals an unknown mechanism of tetracycline

Autor: Michaela Wenzel, Marien P. Dekker, Biwen Wang, Maroeska J. Burggraaf, Wilbert Bitter, Jan R. T. van Weering, Leendert W. Hamoen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01809-8
Popis: Wenzel et al. developed a flat embedding method for TEM, which increases the fraction of appropriately orientated cells per image, making it easier to quantify cell morphology. They find that tetracycline-treated B. subtilis shows membrane lesions and that tetracycline action is via direct perturbation of bacterial cell membrane in addition to its known ribosome inhibition activity.
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