How bacteria grow and divide while retaining a defined shape is a fundamental question in
microbiology, but technological advances are now driving a new understanding of how the …

Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on Earth and while it is the
predominant building constituent of plants, it is also a key extracellular matrix component in …

The peptidoglycan biosynthetic pathway is a critical process in the bacterial cell and is
exploited as a target for the design of antibiotics. This pathway culminates in the production …

Spatial organization is a hallmark of all living systems. Even bacteria, the smallest forms of
cellular life, display defined shapes and complex internal organization, showcasing a highly …

Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, is not only the predominant constituent of
plants but also a key extracellular polysaccharide in the biofilms of many bacterial species …

Bacterial morphology is extremely diverse. Specific shapes are the consequence of adaptive
pressures optimizing bacterial fitness. Shape affects critical biological functions, including …

It is now well appreciated that bacterial cells are highly organized, which is far from the initial
concept that they are merely bags of randomly distributed macromolecules and chemicals …

Proteins with a catalytically inactive LytM-type endopeptidase domain are important
regulators of cell wall-degrading enzymes in bacteria. Here, we study their representative …

Based on fluorescence microscopy, the actin homolog MreB has been thought to form
extended helices surrounding the cytoplasm of rod-shaped bacterial cells. The presence of …

Most, if not all, bacterial and archaeal cells contain at least one protein filament system.
Although these filament systems in some cases form structures that are very similar to …