The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

Harmful microorganisms such as bacteria represent one of the largest threats to human health. Efficient sterilization methods are thus a necessity.

Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

A team of scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Marburg and Stockholm University have elucidated an ...

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

Animals, plants and many other living organisms inhale oxygen to "burn" (oxidize) compounds like sugar into CO2 and water—a ...

BioAFM instruments are designed to measure soft, fragile, and complex samples, including single molecules, nucleic acids, ...

which leads to disruption of the outer cell membrane, leakage of intracellular contents and bacterial death. The most common mechanisms of resistance to colistin are modifications to ...

As fungi resistant to traditional treatments continue to spread around the globe, researchers from China Pharmaceutical ...

Bacteria respond to cell envelope damage The research group ... Pseudomonas aeruginosa responds to ruptures in the outer membrane -- initiated by mechanical force, such as poking with a sharp ...