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.

A recent study examines the effectiveness of environmental strains for the production of biocement. The study's lead author, ...

Electron microscopy images reveal crucial structures and mechanisms within the molecular machinery that certain bacteria use ...

This study uncovers key morphological and ultrastructural similarities between cable bacteria genera. The periplasmic ...

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

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 ...

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

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.

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

The need for new fast classification methods has become increasingly important. When a patient arrives at a medical center ...