Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the United States, announced the publication of new research in PLOS Pathogens identifying a novel mechanism that may trigger ...

The bacterial cell wall must be constantly remodeled in order to grow and divide. This involves the close coordination of lytic enzymes and peptidoglycan synthesis. Researchers led by Martin ...

We still do not understand exactly how antibiotics kill bacteria. However, this understanding is necessary if we want to develop new antibiotics. And that is precisely what is urgently needed, because ...

A.B. Russell et al., “Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells,” Nature, 475:343-47, 2011. Free F1000 Evaluation As a major component of the bacterial cell wall, ...

For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria evolve antimicrobial resistance, developing new treatments is a critical area of ...