video: Two daughter cells after cell division have different fates: after a bacterium divides, one of the daughter cells stands up before detaching from the surface. The other daughter cell remains behind. This difference in cell fates of two sister cells is observed in most division events. This video relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 8, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Maxsim L. Gibiansky of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues was titled, "Bacteria Use Type IV Pili to Walk Upright and Detach from Surfaces." view more
Credit: Video file courtesy of Gerard Wong, UCLA Bioengineering, CNSI