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Bacterial peptidoglycan is a unique heteropolymer that confers shape and mechanical strength to the cell envelope. Its assembly begins in the cytoplasm with the formation of ...

Researchers have discovered a widespread mechanism in bacteria that enhances the bacteria's defense against environmental threats. The discovery, which may be important for research into developing ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has managed to purify water containing uranium using a special kind of bacteria known as magnetotactic bacteria. The name derives ...

Innate immunity to bacteria involves sensing of pathogens by pattern recognition molecules, such as Toll-like receptors. Toll proteins are mainly expressed at the plasma membrane of epithelial cells, ...