All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates ... However, cholesterol is not present in bacterial membranes or mitochondrial membranes. Also, cholesterol helps regulate the stiffness ...

Researchers found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria rapidly assemble their T6SS nanoweapons in response to outer membrane ...

According to the study, Thymol may help weaken bacteria, thereby offering a potential approach for tackling persistent ...

A research team at IIT Roorkee has identified a natural compound that can help weaken persistent superbugs and enhance the ...

“If you disrupt the synthesis of the bacterial outer membrane, the bacteria cannot survive without it,” said lead investigator Pei Zhou, a professor of biochemistry in the Duke School of Medicine.

A previously unknown protein in a family of bacteria found in soil and the human gut microbiome has been discovered—which ...

Co-lead author Marton Czikkely comments, "Antibiotics that permeate the outer membrane of bacteria by targeting lipopolysaccharide (LPS) have long been used in clinics. However, bacteria can ...

"With the needle-like, ultra-sharp AFM tip, we can touch the bacterial surface, and by gradually increasing the pressure, puncture the outer and the inner membranes in a controlled manner." ...

MlaA, which in the cell is bound to another outer membrane protein called a porin, removes outer leaflet phospholipids and functions like a membrane vacuum cleaner that maintains the important ...

“With the needle-like, ultra-sharp AFM tip, we can touch the bacterial surface and, with gradually increasing the pressure, puncture the outer and the inner membrane in a controlled manner.” In ...