Because the integrity of a bacterial cells envelope or enclosure is key to its survival, the finding could advance the search for new and better antibiotics.

Bacteria respond to cell envelope damage The research group led by Professor Marek Basler at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has been studying the T6SS of different bacterial species for many ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope biology, defining the primary function of an important protein complex ...

The researchers recognize that while this study highlights the role of OPGs in C. crescentus’ envelope and how disruption of OPG production or hyperactivity of the CenKR regulatory pathway impacts ...

Once the cell envelope loses its shape, all of the bacteria eventually burst open and die, Goley says. "We established a model for how either depleting OPGs or activating the signaling pathway ...