Fengbin (Jerry) Wang
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Principal Investigator UAB_Biochem, cryo-EM, protein/peptide scientist working on microbial pili and nanotube design | Views are my own | 😺⚡️👨🔬🍷☕️
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These pili are crucial for the bacteria to maintain its water column position. Since we lack genetic knockout tools, we temporarily sheared the pili off. Without them, the bacteria could no longer remain where they were. The cells remained viable, and the pili were regenerated after a few hours.
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
These pili are crucial for the bacteria to maintain its water column position. Since we lack genetic knockout tools, we temporarily sheared the pili off. Without them, the bacteria could no longer remain where they were. The cells remained viable, and the pili were regenerated after a few hours.