Biology - Bacterial Shield Breakdown (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Biology - Bacterial Shield Breakdown

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ORNL assisted in investigating proteins called porins, one shown in red, which are found in the protective outer membrane of certain disease-causing bacteria and tether the membrane to the cell wall.

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Hyea (Sunny) Hwang/Georgia Tech and ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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