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Bacterial cell walls, innate immunity and immunoadjuvants
A long series of experiments, beginning in 1956 and ending around 1980, established an outline of cell wall structure and demonstrated that penicillin inhibited one of the terminal steps in its ...
Study unveils a novel protective mechanism in bacterial cell walls
Bacteria are protected by the peptidoglycan cell wall, which helps them withstand internal turgor pressure and external ...
The Scientist1h
Bacteria’s Stress Strategy: Slow Down to Avoid the Crowd
Computer simulations highlight how bacteria slow their growth to avoid overcrowding, a behavior that may inform pathogen ...
Targeting bacterial defense mechanisms for effective antibiotic treatment
In addition to the urgent need for new antibiotics, alternative strategies are required to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Michaela Wenzel, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of ...
Scientists discover unusual new bacteria in deep-sea coral
Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...
The Scientist13d
An Antibiotic That Distinguishes Friend from Foe
A novel compound targets an essential transport system found only in disease-causing bacteria, leaving commensal bacteria ...
EurekAlert!13d
A bacterial cell is simultaneously attacked by antibiotics and a bactericidal material (IMAGE)
A bacterial cell (left) is simultaneously attacked on two fronts: by antibiotics and by a positively charged, bactericidal peptide-based material that disrupts the structure of the bacteria’s ...