This diagram shows the three components found surrounding the innards of a gram-negative bacterial cell, including the outer membrane, cell wall and inner membrane. (Image credit: Jeff Dahl, CC BY ...

It's widely believed that a "bed of nails" surface destroys bacteria through puncturing the cell wall. But new research, based on extensive use of various microscopy techniques, a team of Australian ...

Cell wall components from Borrelia burgdorferi lingered in the mouse liver for weeks, suggesting new therapeutic avenues for ...

In this simplified diagram of gram staining, bacterial cells are first treated with a purple dye called crystal violet. The dye gets into the cells’ peptidoglycan layer (gray), tinting it purple.

New transporter for recycling of bacterial cell wall found. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 / 230126100255.htm. Umea University.

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 ...

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. In their study published in ...

Most bacterial species synthesize a semi-rigid cell wall surrounding the cytoplasmic membrane, whose main component, peptidoglycan, forms a dense meshwork that encases the cell. In addition to its ...

Cell wall synthesis plays a key role in bacterial growth: the cell division protein FtsZ forms the so-called Z-ring in the center of the cell, thus initiating the division process.

This diagram shows the three components found surrounding the innards of a gram-negative bacterial cell, including the outer membrane, cell wall and inner membrane. (Image credit: Jeff Dahl, CC BY ...