Was scharfe Bilder über die Organisation von Bakterien erzählen
摘要
Bacterial cells are densely packed entities, in which cellular processes must be precisely orchestrated both spatially and temporally. Microscopy can visualize these processes, but the small size of a bacterial cell and the resolution limit of light provide only blurry pictures. So-called super-resolution microscopy methods enhance the spatial resolution down to a few nanometers, which enables us to study how individual bacterial cells organize their DNA, localize specific proteins or respond to antibiotics.