An Article on a Microbe as a Model Organism or System

Summarize one article from a primary scientific literature source that uses a microbe as a model organism/system.

Write a summary of the study that includes the following:

• Why did the scientists perform the study?
• What was the hypothesis under investigation?
• What were the major results, and did they support or negate the hypothesis? Which key techniques were used to achieve these results?
• Why are the results significant, and do they point to further/future studies? In other words, why does this article matter, and what should or could be done next?
• Why did you choose this particular article to review? Was it interesting, informative, clearly written, or none of the above?