The agricultural industry utilizes antibiotic growth promoters to promote livestock growth and
health. However, the World Health Organization has raised concerns over the ongoing …

Resistance to antibiotics is one of the main current threats to human health and every year
multi-drug resistant bacteria are infecting millions of people worldwide, with many dying as a …

The lipopeptide daptomycin is used as an antibiotic to treat severe infections with gram-
positive pathogens, such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and drug …

The increased resistance of bacteria against conventional pharmaceutical solutions, the
antibiotics, has raised serious health concerns. This has stimulated interest in the …

Covering: up to 2017 History points to the bacterial cell wall biosynthetic network as a very
effective target for antibiotic intervention, and numerous natural product inhibitors have been …

The peptidoglycan (PG) layer is a vital component of the bacterial cell wall that protects the
cell from rupturing due to internal pressure. Its ubiquity across the bacterial kingdom but not …

The architecture of biological membranes is tightly coupled to the localization, organization,
and function of membrane proteins. The organelle-specific distribution of lipids allows for the …

The movement of lipids within and between membranes in bacteria is essential for building
and maintaining the bacterial cell envelope. Moving lipids to their final destination is often …

The peptidoglycan is the structural polymer of the bacterial cell envelope. In contrast to an
expectation of a structural stasis for this polymer, during the growth of the Gram-negative …

With the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant infections, there is an urgent need to
develop novel antibacterial materials. In addition, gaining a complete understanding of the …