The expression of insect PGRPs is often upregulated by exposure to bacteria. Insect PGRPs are mainly inducers of proteolytic and signalling cascades. Each PGRP domain has one peptidoglycan-binding ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

The fact that bacteria across species respond to the same danger signal suggests a universal survival strategy. "Interestingly, human immune cells also recognize peptidoglycan fragments as an ...

The fact that bacteria across species respond to the same danger signal suggests a universal survival strategy. “Interestingly, human immune cells also recognize peptidoglycan fragments as an ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

Researchers at Umeå University have recently developed a highly sensitive method for detecting bacterial spores—tough ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

Researchers have created a novel imaging-technology combination that can capture gene activity in individual bacteria in ...

By analyzing E. coli protein levels, scientists found a surplus of membrane shuttle proteins that may play a role in antibiotic resistance.

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...