The formation of microbial exoskeletons is driven by a controlled calcium-concentrating subcellular niche
A. Keren-Paz, M. Cohen-Cymberknoh, D. Kolodkin-Gal, S. Peretz, I. Karunker, S. G. Wolf, T. Olender, S. Kapishnikov, V. Brumfeld, S. Dersch, E. Kartvelishvily, P. Green-Zelinger, D. Isola-Adeyanju, R. Suissa, M. Shteinberg, , I. Kolodkin-Gal
This paper identifies a calcium-accumulating subcellular niche in bacteria that drives biofilm mineralization, showing its conservation across species and potential as a drug target.
bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology