Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the ...

Deep under your feet, bacteria live busy lives. They swim, eat, and even hunt each other. Now, researchers at the University ...

How to cite this article: Cleverley, R. M. et al. Structure and function of a spectrin-like regulator of bacterial cytokinesis. Nat. Commun. 5:5421 doi: 10.1038/ncomms6421 (2014).

This study reveals how probiotic bacteria directly influence brain cell function, highlighting gut-brain communication and potential therapeutic applications.

Scientists discover new structures in bacteria, seek to determine function Date: June 13, 2017 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Using high magnification imaging, a team of ...

Prokaryotic bacteria cell Bacteria are single-celled organisms that thrive in a wide variety of environments, from soil and water to the human gut to extreme habitats like hot springs. 19 Bacteria ...

Additionally, the level of order changes with cell shape: in rod-shaped bacteria, polymer strands are somewhat ordered, while this order disappears when a round cell shape is induced (Nature ...

The cells of simple organisms, such as bacteria, ... Researchers have now discovered that a membrane protein found in bacteria has a similar structure and function as a group of proteins that ...

Structure of NudC in complex with NAD. To investigate the molecular mechanism of the NudC-dependent bacterial RNA-decapping reaction, we carried out structural studies on E. coli NudC. Because the ...