Fluidic Force Microscopy Captures Amyloid Bondsbetween Microbial Cells.

Fluidic Force Microscopy Captures Amyloid Bondsbetween Microbial Cells.
Trends Microbiol. 2019 Jul 01;:
Authors: Dehullu J, Vorholt JA, Lipke PN, Dufrêne YF
Abstract
Fluidic force microscopy (FluidFM) is a recent force-controlled pipette technology that enables manipulation of single cells. FluidFM can be used for quantification of forces between single cells, and a novel mode of cell-cell adhesion was uncovered: amyloid-like interactions that mediate homophilic adhesion in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.
PMID: 31272796 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Trends in Microbiology - June 30, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dehullu J, Vorholt JA, Lipke PN, Dufrêne YF Tags: Trends Microbiol Source Type: research