Teichoic acids are anionic glycopolymers that decorate the cell envelopes of Gram-positive bacteria and play central roles in cell shape determination, autolysin regulation, ion homeostasis and host ...

Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate how ...

Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming bacteria that can function without oxygen (anaerobic bacteria). These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines. Bacteria are ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" ...