title: Encapsulating bacteria.
abstract: In this issue, Bushell and colleagues report the structure of Escherichia coli Wzi, an outer membrane protein, and provide evidence that it functions as a lectin for K30 capsule polysaccharide, thereby anchoring it to the cell surface.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, Univeristy of Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia. renato.morona@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morona