A new Achilles heel of the #bacterial #cell_wall.

#DipM #autolysins #Caulobacter

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-achilles-heel-bacterial-cell-wall.html

Synchronized Swarmers and Sticky Stalks: #Caulobacter crescentus as a Model for Bacterial Cell Biology | Journal of Bacteriology

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00384-22

@goleylab on twitter:
Gorgeous image courtesy of Mabel Jones, 1905. Caulobacter-like rosettes from a bug isolated from Chicago tap water. One of my faves.

RT of @GeiselBiofilm@twitter.com
In this minireview, @jordanmbarrows and @goleylab explore the development and utility of Caulobacter crescentus as a model organism. #Caulobacter #BacterialCellBiology #ModelOrganisms
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb…
@ASMicrobiology

#microbiology #caulobacter

yes, this!
"Everything you ever wanted to know about #Caulobacter and its development as a model for bacterial cell and developmental biology."
Kudos to @jordanmbarrows@twitter.com for this comprehensive introduction to our fave model system! says @goleylab
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00384-22

#microbiology

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@goleylab
"Very excited to share the published version of @allisondaitch's thesis work on the OPG pathway in #Caulobacter. Check it out now in...
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01827-9

[ https://twitter.com/goleylab/status/1602696016255500292?t=6JcYn0oUP1XLtRHD3RraKw&s=19 ]

eDNA-stimulated cell dispersion from #Caulobacter crescentus #biofilms upon oxygen limitation is dependent on a #toxin-antitoxin system

https://elifesciences.org/articles/80808

DNA life preservers. #Caulobacter produces #prophage-like gene transfer agent that mediates survival in DNA damaging conditions by providing genomic DNA from donor cells for #recombination-based repair in recipients @Tung_BK_Le @michael_laub8 #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3E0EyVR

Cool work from the Brun lab - an #amyloid fiber holds the #Caulobacter super glue holdfast to the cell pole

https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00273-22