For this study, the researchers used atomic force microscopy to study how antibiotics change the architecture of cell wall peptidoglycan at the septal rings to prevent cells from replicating.

Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

[28] Lipopolysaccharide & Derivatives Another important group of compounds derived from the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria are the lipopolysaccharides or endotoxins. They are potent B-cell ...

A mechanism originally discovered in bacteria, where it has operated as an adaptive immune system for eons, CRISPR is naturally deployed by certain singled-cell organisms to protect themselves ...

An approach from biotechnology firm Phase Genomics in Seattle, Washington, is also allowing scientists to catch phage DNA in the act of infecting bacteria cells. The firm uses chemical ...

biologists explored how banding patterns that increase the stability of plant cell walls are created and how their assembly can go astray in mutant plants. This work could ultimately inform ...

Using this method, the research team explored the banding patterns that increase the stability of plant cell walls—much like the corrugated patterns in cardboard—and how they are created.

Schreiber S, Jose J (2024) Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Measurements in Living Bacteria for Interaction Studies of BamA with BamD and Inhibitor Identification. Cells, 13:1858. Schreiber S, ...