Abstract
Bacteria lack the cytoskeleton and motors of eukaryotic cells, and their cytoplasm has been considered to be purely fluid. New data show that bacterial cytoplasm can solidify to resemble a soft glass, unless enzymatic activity creates motions to fluidize it. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R226-R228 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |