Compared with traditional model bacteria, the processes of growth and division are unusual in mycobacteria. In this Review, Rubin and Kieser discuss polar growth, asymmetric division and cell wall ...

A 3D rendering showing a Mycobacteria cell infected with the phage Bxb1. Shown is the mycobacterial membrane (green), peptidoglycan (brown), DNA-containing capsids (blue), empty capsids (pink) and ...

Mycobacterium smegmatis cell walls were stained with a green fluorescent dye. Following staining, the cells were grown in stain-free media, and new growth is unlabeled (appearing blue) while the ...

Abstract. Leprosy-derived corynebacteria (LDC) are non-acid-fast organisms isolated from leprosy lesions in humans. In this study 20 antigens of native LDC cytoplasm were identified by ...

Mycobacterium in olive oil for cancer treatment Date: June 23, 2016 Source: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Summary: Researchers announced one year ago that the cells of the Mycobacterium ...

Researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona announced one year ago that the cells of the Mycobacterium brumae offer an improved alternative to current bladder cancer treatments such as ...

Researchers found a way to reduce the clumps produced naturally when mycobacteria cells, which possess a high content of lipids in their walls, are introduced into the usual aqueous solutions used ...