According to estimates, about a third of the world's population is infected with the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the pathogen of toxoplasmosis. Although harmless for most people, the ...

The mycobacterial cell envelope is a multilayered structure that plays a central role in protection, pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance. It comprises an inner cytoplasmic membrane, a ...

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 ...

On Earth, halophilic microorganisms have been found within NaCl (halite) crystals, inhabiting microdroplets of the fluid trapped within the crystalline matrix referred to as fluid inclusions 1. These ...

Researchers have determined a protein’s essential role in bacterial envelope structure and function, which could inspire a search for better antibiotics. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (MD, ...

In what they labeled a "surprising" finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the ...

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have discovered a key process for how the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria ...

The Tol-Pal complex maintains bacterial outer membrane (OM) stability by regulating lipid homeostasis. (Left) In Gram-negative bacteria, the OM acts as a protective barrier, blocking entry of harmful ...

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have discovered a key process in how the outer membrane of gram ...