Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how they synthesise their protective capsules—is essential for developing ...

MHH researchers explain how pathogens establish a connection between their cell surface and their protective capsules Bacteria have different strategies for protecting themselves. Some bacterial ...

When they added a bacteriophage enzyme to a blend of human serum and E. coli, it stripped the bacteria of its protective cloak, allowing the human immune system to attack the pathogen. In the future, ...

This highlights the importance of the capsule for the bacterium's survival and the role of the extracellular barrier in the success of E. coli as the main cause of extraintestinal infections.

This engineered CapD enzyme with bits of antibody stuck to it can break apart the capsule of B. anthracis bacteria, allowing the immune system to fight back [Adapted from ACS Infectious Diseases ...

One type of B. anthracis, called the Ames strain, is particularly virulent because it can wrap itself in a protective capsule of poly-D-glutamic acid that acts like a cloak of invisibility, helping ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are making it increasingly difficult to combat many infections. And types of bacteria classified as “Gram-negative” — which refers to the Gram staining method used to ...

Cornell researchers have identified an antibiotic, rifampin, that is 99.9% effective against Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium ...