Bacteria exhibit a rich diversity of morphologies. Within this diversity, there is a uniformity of
shape for each species that is replicated faithfully each generation, suggesting that bacterial …

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

Polar growth represents a surprising departure from the canonical dispersed cell growth
model. However, we know relatively little of the underlying mechanisms governing polar …

Curved cell shapes are widespread among bacteria and important for cellular motility,
virulence and fitness. However, the underlying morphogenetic mechanisms are still …

Prokaryotic cells display a striking subcellular organization. Studies of the underlying
mechanisms in different species have greatly enhanced our understanding of the …

Chromosome segregation typically occurs after replication has finished in eukaryotes but
during replication in bacteria. Here, we show that the alphaproteobacterium Hyphomonas …

Lignocellulose biomass, one of the most abundant renewable resources on the planet, is an
alternative sustainable energy source for the production of second-generation biofuels …

Most commonly studied bacteria grow symmetrically and divide by binary fission, generating
two siblings of equal morphology. An exception to this rule are budding bacteria, in which …

Pollution by lead (Pb) is an environmental and health threat due to the severity of its toxicity.
Microbial bioremediation is an eco-friendly technique used to remediate contaminated soils …

While many bacteria divide by symmetric binary fission, some alphaproteobacteria have
strikingly asymmetric cell cycles, producing offspring that differs significantly in their …