BACTERIA 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

BACTERIA 2

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A Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria exposed to motorized nanomachines invented at Rice University and the antibiotic meropenem shows signs of damage in a transmission electron microscope image. The yellow arrows show areas of cell wall disruptions, while the purple arrow shows where cytoplasm has escaped from the cell.

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Don Thushara Galbadage/Texas A&M

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