Martine P. Bos talks with
ScienceWatch.com and answers a few questions
about this month's New Hot Paper in the field of
Microbiology. The author has also sent along
images of her work.
Article Title: Biogenesis of the gram-negative
bacterial outer membrane
Authors: Bos,
MP;Robert, V;Tommassen, J
Figure 1: A black and white electron
microscopy picture showing the bacterium
Neisseria meningitidis, in the
process of entering a human host cell.
Figure 2:
Figure 2: Gram-negative bacteria are
surrounded by two membranes, an inner
membrane (IM) and an outer membrane (OM).
The components of the OM are synthesized
within the compartment bounded by the IM.
Our research focuses on how these
components are then transported to their
final destination. This picture shows
different models for the transport of
lipopolysaccharide, or endotoxin to the
cell surface.