Fig. 2: Time-lapse images showing the kink-based cell movements. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Time-lapse images showing the kink-based cell movements.

From: Cytoskeletal components can turn wall-less spherical bacteria into kinking helices

Fig. 2: Time-lapse images showing the kink-based cell movements.The alt text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Darkfield microscopy images were recorded in S. citri (top) and in McapmreB1-5-fib (bottom). White arrows point to kinks. Note the helicity shift upon propagation of the kink along the cell body. These micrographs are representative of at least 3 independent experiments. Scale bar: 5 µm.

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