When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to potential CO₂ removal from exhaust emissions. Animals, plants, and many other livi ...

Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits.

In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

A team of chemists, biologists and microbiologists led by researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

The beta-lactam ring portion of the antibiotic targets the penicillin-binding proteins (PBP), found in the bacterial cell membrane, which function in the synthesis of the cell wall. Binding of the ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.

coli and other bacteria. HS-iFM allows researchers to measure both high resolution topography and membrane mechanical properties. During division of a living E. coli cell, the researchers observed ...

But many have also mastered a different sort of target that allows them to wield control over the rest of the cell without venturing into the cytoplasm: namely, lipid membranes. Some bacteria launch a ...

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 ...