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Array methodology singles out pathogenic bacteria

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Bacteria are covered in sugars that facilitate the establishment of pathogenic or symbiotic relationships with other cells. Microarrays of carbohydrate-binding proteins now can provide quick snapshots of these sugar coats as they change during the bacterial life cycle and differ among bacterial strains.

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Figure 1: Lectin microarrays for bacterial screening.

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Pohl, N. Array methodology singles out pathogenic bacteria. Nat Chem Biol 2, 125–126 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0306-125

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