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Abstract
Bornet et al. apply a low-input bacterial RNA-seq pipeline to transcriptionally profile small, medium, and large cell populations of the human gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron separated by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Their approach opens paths to measure transcriptional changes in individual cells of genetically identical bacteria that vary in morphology or other FACS-sortable features like antibody staining.
期刊介绍:
Trends in Microbiology serves as a comprehensive, multidisciplinary forum for discussing various aspects of microbiology, spanning cell biology, immunology, genetics, evolution, virology, bacteriology, protozoology, and mycology. In the rapidly evolving field of microbiology, technological advancements, especially in genome sequencing, impact prokaryote biology from pathogens to extremophiles, influencing developments in drugs, vaccines, and industrial enzyme research.