The terms “genotype” and “phenotype” were coined by the botanist and geneticist Wilhelm
Johannsen at the beginning of the 20th century (1). Both words have a Greek etymology …

Improvements in microscopy software and hardware have dramatically increased the pace
of image acquisition, making analysis a major bottleneck in generating quantitative, single …

Evidence of ageing in the bacterium Escherichia coli was a landmark finding in senescence
research, as it suggested that even organisms with morphologically symmetrical fission may …

Background: Bacterial persistence to antibiotics relates to the phenotypic ability to survive
lethal concentrations of otherwise bactericidal antibiotics. The quantitative nature of the time …

The ability of Pseudomonas species to thrive in all major natural environments (ie terrestrial,
freshwater and marine) is based on its exceptional capability to adapt to physicochemical …

Asymmetric cell division is a major mechanism generating cell diversity. As cell cycle
duration varies among cells in mammalian tissue culture cells, we asked whether their …

Membrane proteins that have been widely used in drug delivery and cell labeling can
localize onto the cell membrane by interacting with lipid bilayers. A membrane-binding tag …

RUB-Repository - Development of a method for characterization and proteomic analysis of
population heterogeneity in Corynebacterium glutamicum and Nannochloropsis oceanica …

AB CD Figure 2: Fluorescent images of E. coli. Cells in pH 4.8 appear more blue, confirming
the lower internal pH as a result of stressful media. Using the calibration from a standard …