Reposted by Cécile M. Bidan
What do Zn, hydroxyapatite and bacteria have in common? They can all be found in E. coli biofilm! 🧫🦠
Check out my latest paper in the group of @cmbidan.bsky.social at @mpici.bsky.social in collaboration with Ioanna Mantouvalou and Leona Bauer at @tuberlin.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Zinc and hydroxyapatite co-localize during in vitro E. coli biofilms mineralization - Scientific Reports
Biofilms are biological materials that form as bacteria protect themselves from environmental challenges secreting extracellular matrix and accumulating minerals under specific conditions. To understa...
