For the first time, scientists in Bremen were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that protrude from the cell surface. These pearl chains serve to better absorb and store substances from the ...

For the first time, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that protrude from the cell surface. These ...

With elegant appendages, the bacteria increase their surface area and thus improve their food intake. For the first time, scientists in Bremen were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that ...