Harming the cell wall causes irreversible damage to the bacterium and eventually kills it. For example, E. coli are rod shaped ... connecting the baglike structure are cross-linked in several ...

Wong and senior author Ariel Amir, assistant professor in Applied Mathematics, began by modeling the mechanics of the E. coli cell wall under constraints that forced the bacteria to grow into the ...

Stressed-out E. coli recovers its straight, rod-like shape over time. [Lars D. Renner/Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Dresden, Germany] “This ...

“The structure of the peptidoglycan layer is semi-permeable ... One of these, melittin, a short peptide, binds with higher efficiency to the E. coli cell wall than that of S. aureus. The researchers ...

At this time, the whole tail structure shrinks and widens, bringing the internal pin-like tube in contact with the outer membrane of the E. coli cell. As the tail tube punctures the outer and inner ...

Researchers have developed a genome-scale model that can accurately predict how E. coli bacteria respond ... environment cause changes in a cell's protein structure. For example, higher ...

Due to its relatively simple structure and rapid rate of reproduction ... "We have shown that our E. coli cells can use regular sugar and even residues from sugar production, molasses, in lower ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has caused illnesses in at least 49 people across 10 states, leaving 10 people hospitalized and one dead, the Centers for Disease ...