Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod, others twist like a corkscrew. Shape plays an important role in how bacteria infiltrate and attack cells in the body.

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Hearts, triangles, pentagons, crosses, half-moons and even star shapes were produced, and the bacteria set in each. Every shape successfully molded the bacteria and their Z-rings.

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model bacterium E. coli, there are numerous curved and even spiral-shaped ...

Research by scientists into why some bacteria have different shapes has found that a curved shape can make it easier to find food. The findings pose questions around whether disease-causing ...

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The bacteria that cause the life-threatening disease cholera may initiate infection by coordinating a wave of mass shapeshifting that allows them to more effectively penetrate the intestines of their ...

Filaments of bacteria named Thiomargarita magnifica, placed next to a dime for scale. It is the largest bacterium ever observed, and each filament seen here is a single cell.

Bacteria have an extraordinary ability to maintain and recover their morphology even after being twisted out of shape. Researchers know that shape is determined by the cell wall, yet little is ...