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by Hannah Punitha on November 05, 2008 at 8:05 PM Research News

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Although such filaments are known to be crucial to the transmission of antibiotic resistance genes from one bacterium to another, Silverman and Clarke claim that they are the first research team to capture images of the process.

For their study, the researchers attached a fluorescent dye to a virus, which in turn bound specifically to the filaments on live bacteria, which allowed the behavior of the filaments to be recorded with a high-powered fluorescence microscope.

The group's efforts finally helped it capture a detailed series of images showing filament growth, attachment to other cells, and retraction to pull the cells together in preparation for genetic transfer.

"This is an important step forward in understanding how antibiotic resistance spreads," said Silverman.

The researchers said that they would continue studying the process whereby antibiotic resistance spreads, with a view to developing a better tools to combat the life-threatening phenomenon.

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