Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

By analyzing E. coli protein levels, scientists found a surplus of membrane shuttle proteins that may play a role in antibiotic resistance.

The skin serves as the body's primary defense against harmful microorganisms, toxins, and physical damage. However, severe ...

When researchers infected the flies’ brains with Escherichia coli, the flies cleared the infection ... the researchers assessed the structure and appearance of cells in the skeletal muscle, including ...

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

This important study presents compelling observational data supporting a role for transcription and polysome accumulation in the separation of newly replicated bacterial chromosomes. The study is ...

A new study led by Dr. Rodrigo Maillard at Georgetown University, “Identifying Allosteric Hotspots in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cAMP Receptor Protein through Structural Homology,” published in ...

Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) is a major global cause of diarrheal diseases, with certain strains showing alarming levels of antibiotic resistance.

Escherichia ... occur in E. coli at the] nanoscale level… remain elusive,” said Christian Ganser, assistant professor at the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS) in the ...

McDonald's sales took a significant hit in its latest quarter due to an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions that killed one person and sent over two dozen to the hospital. CEO Chris ...

Bacterial mRNAs begin with a triphosphate on the first transcribed nucleotide, but RNase E, the endonuclease long thought to initiate mRNA decay in Escherichia coli, only works well on RNA with a ...

“Although a promising proof of concept remains incomparable to natural photosynthetic bacteria, this system provides new insights into the development of fully photoautotrophic E coli cell ...