Nature Immunology - Jack Strominger recounts his seminal work and contributions to understanding bacterial cell wall components, and thus how penicillin functions, and the implications of these ...

The cell wall of plant cells is made from ... Contains genes that help cell to function, eg genes for antibiotic resistance Bacterial cell ? Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes ...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are designed to combat bacterial resistance through mechanisms like ROS generation, membrane ...

Bacteria need moisture to grow but they can’t breach the cell wall to directly access the plant’s resources ... “But whether this particular compound can affect other unrelated proteins or functions, ...

A Tokyo University of Science study identifies a novel β-galactosidase in Bacteroides xylanisolvens that breaks down ...

Fortunately, the immune response functions as a defense mechanism ... LPS is present in the cell walls of all Gram-negative bacteria, which represents a large group of pathogens.

This new version of vancomycin could be a giant leap forward. By binding molecules that bacteria need to build a protective cell wall, the drug may help end the antibiotic-bacteria arms race and ...