This outer membrane is involved in allowing nutrients into the cell and adhering to other, nearby cells, a function that plays a role in infections. Gram-positive bacteria, on the other hand ...

Gram-positive cell walls have a thick peptidoglycan layer beyond the plasma membrane. Characteristic polymers called teichoic and lipoteichoic acids stick out above the peptidoglycan and it is because ...

A study published in Nature Communications has revealed novel insights into bacterial resistance and offers a promising ...

The assembly of outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in Gram-negative bacteria is a critical ... as well as the influence of the bacterial cell wall on this process. One of the key findings in recent ...

It is derived from the cell membrane of the host cell when the virus buds ... in their cell walls (bacteria that do not appear violet are referred to as gram-negative). Gram-positive bacteria include ...

A new pathway involving a fatty acid intermediate for the initiation of membrane phospholipid synthesis ... given its widespread occurrence in Gram-positive pathogens, it would be of special ...