Phage Liquid Crystalline Droplets Form Occlusive Sheaths That Encapsulate and Protect Infectious Rod-Shaped Bacteria

Authors Abul K Tarafder, Andriko von Kügelgen, Adam J Mellul, Ulrike Schulze, Dirk G A L Aarts, Tanmay A M Bharat
Details Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A , 117 (9), 4724-4731 2020 Mar 3
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1917726117
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This is crazy: some bacteria can hide inside condensates?! I hope we can use this information to combat antibiotic resistance.