New research reveals hidden ‘control center’ which could help in fight against bacterial infections
This finding opens the door to broader research into how many different pathogens regulate their harmful activities.
The spherical black objects are pathogenic bacteria, and the green dot within them represents a control hub containing multiple RNA molecules originated from virulence genes and a high concentration of CsrA that “decides” whether or not to express these genes.(photo credit: Lior Aroeti, Netanel Elbaz)
