A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå university, Sweden. They found that the transporter controls resistance to ...

The bacterial cell wall must be constantly remodeled in order to grow and divide. This involves the close coordination of lytic enzymes and peptidoglycan synthesis. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Martin ...

A new study in the journal Microbiology Spectrum highlights the potential of using a natural compound from maple to combat ...

It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot survive without a cell wall. Many antibiotics target the cell wall of bacteria, ...

Bacteria cell wall is very different from human cell wall When combating infectious bacteria, there are only a limited number of targets to attack. Targets found in both bacterial and human cells ...

Each bacterial cell is enveloped by a cell membrane, which is in turn surrounded by a cell wall. Some bacteria like Escherichia coli (E. coli) are Gram-negative – their cell walls contain a layer of ...

Scientists at CCMB discover bacteria's vulnerability to antibiotics due to mistakes in cell wall synthesis, offering new treatment possibilities.

Bacterial cell wall synthesis and division represent central themes in microbiology, as these processes underpin cellular integrity, morphology and reproduction. The dynamic interplay between the ...

Cell wall synthesis plays a key role in bacterial growth: the cell division protein FtsZ forms the so-called Z-ring in the center of the cell, thus initiating the division process.

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are experts in evolving new strategies to avoid being killed by antibiotics. One such bacterium is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is naturally found in soil and water ...