Mycobacteria With and Without lamA Gene (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mycobacteria With and Without lamA Gene

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Mycobacteria in left panel have lamA gene. When exposed to an antibiotic, some (red) are killed, while others (green) continue to grow and divide. Cells on the right are missing lamA and are killed faster and more uniformly by the antibiotic.

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Eric J. Rubin and E. Hesper Rego

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