Bacteria are classified into different groups depending on their shape. There are five distinct bacterial shapes: spherical, ...

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model ...

Tiny molecules that can change their shape in response to stimuli and swim through the body, mimicking bacteria, might one day help scientists develop novel, targeted drug delivery systems. Based ...

The study, in which the Marburg team worked together with researchers from Kiel, Freiburg, England and Australia, has uncovered a novel mechanism of shape determination in bacteria that is based ...

2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria based on ...