Nigerian scientist co-leads new US research on bacteria
A Nigerian scientist, Kehinde Adebiyi, has co-led a study at Indiana University, US, uncovering an unexpected weakness in bacteria’s movement structures. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-scientist-co-leads-new-us-research-on-bacteria/
Nigerian scientist Kehinde Adebiyi has co-led a groundbreaking research study at Indiana University in the United States. The research, published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered an unexpected vulnerability in bacteria's movement process. Co-led by American researcher Caroline Dunn, the study found that bacteria's construction of whip-like structures for movement puts stress on the protective cell wall.
Adebiyi, a researcher in Indiana University's Department of Biology, emphasized the significance of the study, highlighting how fundamental research into simple questions can yield surprising insights into microorganisms. The research was supported in part by the United States National Institutes of Health, using Bacillus subtilis, a harmless soil bacterium, as a model organism.
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