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Apoptosis in Microbiology: Apoptosis

A guide to resources on apoptosis

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Apoptosis

Welcome to the LibGuide on apoptosis.  Apoptosis is programmed cell death.  This guide will assist you with your research on this subject.

Box 1- Nucleus  Box 2- Nucleus Condensing (Pyknosis) Cell shrinage  Box 3 - Nucleus Fragmenting (Karyorhexis)

Apoptosis, also called programmed cell death, in biology, is a mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger. Apoptosis can be triggered by mild cellular injury and by various factors internal or external to the cell; the damaged cells are then disposed of in an orderly fashion. As a morphologically distinct form of programmed cell death, apoptosis is different from the other major process of cell death known as necrosis. Apoptosis involves condensation of the nucleus and cytoplasm, followed by cellular partitioning into well-defined fragments for disposal. In multicellular organisms, cell number normally results from the rate of cell production minus the rate of apoptosis.

  • Schlesinger, P. H. (2024, July 5). apoptosisEncyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/apoptosis

Extrinsic and intrinsic factors of apoptosis.

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Here are some search terms for you to try in the databases, such as ProQuest Science Journals and EBSCO Multi-search.  Make sure you have the "peer reviewed" or "scholarly" box checked off before you search!

Apoptosis AND Bacteria (try as keywords and as subjects)

Apoptosis AND Proteins

Apoptosis AND "Signal pathways"

Also try Apoptosis AND specific bacteria: Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, etc.

"Programmed cell death" and Bacteria

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