Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.

Designer label for a bacterial cell 'jacket' Article by Tracey Bryant Photo by Evan Krape May 23, 2017. Video courtesy of Grimes Laboratory and Bio-Imaging Center. UD team invents scientific method to ...

Tongue-dwelling bacteria (different types labeled with different colors) form a thick film around a human tongue cell (gray structure at center). S. Wilbert et al / Cell Reports 2020 Share this: ...

In the 3.5 billion years since life first evolved on Earth, it was thought that once-free-living bacteria had merged with other organisms on just three occasions, making this an exceedingly rare ...

“Cell wall remodeling is also a major mechanism to work against antibacterial drugs. “The structure and mechanism depend on the bacteria you’re talking about – and the bacteria will find a way.” Two ...