Bacteria Squeezing Through a Nanoslit (IMAGE)

Delft University of Technology

Bacteria Squeezing Through a Nanoslit

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Artist’s impression of bacteria (below left) squeezing through a nanoslit (middle), after which they come out again in unusual shapes (top right). Note that the bacteria in the nanochannels are flattened.

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Kavli TU Delft / Tremani

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