Microscopy image of a living E. coli bacterium (IMAGE)

University College London

Microscopy image of a living E. coli bacterium

Caption

Microscopy image of a living E. coli bacterium, revealing the patchy nature of its protective outer membrane. A densely packed network of proteins is interrupted by smooth, protein-free islands (labelled by dashed lines in the inset).

Credit

Benn et al. UCL

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