Pili in the Bacterium <i>Caulobacter crescentus</i> (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Pili in the Bacterium <i>Caulobacter crescentus</i>

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This image shows pili (green) in cells from the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus (orange). IU scientists used a fluorescent maleimide molecule to stain pilin proteins that contained a cysteine molecule, which was introduced in place of one of the pili's amino acids.

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Courtney Ellison, Indiana University

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