Barber Lab

Probing quantitative bacterial physiology since 2025.

Press coverage

Nature Microbiology Research Briefing: Wall teichoic acids plug nanopores in Bacillus subtilis cell walls and regulate peptidoglycan synthesis
The Microbiologist Scientists determine how mysterious acids give bacteria their shape
AZO Life Sciences Scientists reveal how surface acids prevent bacteria from blobbing
Technology Networks Infection prevention insights from rod-shaped bacteria
News-Medical Life Sciences Surface acids found crucial for bacterial shape and growth
Bioquick News Scientists determine how mysterious acids give rod-shaped bacteria their shape

False-colored transmission electron micrograph of Bacillus subtilis cells fully depleted for wall teichoic acids — False-colored B. subtilis cells fully depleted for wall teichoic acids, captured by transmission electron microscopy.