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.

Figure 1 Amidated peptidoglycan stem peptide mimics are incorporated into the mycobacterial cell wall.(A) Schematic representation of MurT-GatD and AsnB mediated PG precursor amidation and PG ...

In mycobacteria, co-fractionation of the plasma membrane and cell wall (i.e. PM-CW) upon mechanical cell lysis implies that they are physically connected (Morita et al., 2005). We wondered whether the ...

The authors also present data suggesting that this connection between membrane domains and cell wall structure is conserved in diverse rod-shaped bacteria. Decision letter after peer review: Thank you ...

A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is creating a comprehensive molecular model of mycobacterial cell wall regulation to better understand how mycobacteria respond to stress. Cara ...

Mycobacteria have both a cell wall structure and a mode of growth that are distinct from well-studied model organisms and use several different regulatory mechanisms that are not well understood.

Elucidation of the MtrA regulon and the identification of cell division and cell wall metabolism players as the regulon members combined with the filamentation and cell shape-defect phenotypes of the ...

NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, made two presentations at the 30th World Buiatrics Congress in Sapporo, Japan on Friday. Both presentations were related to the efficacy of ...