Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape-by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

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 ...

Lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) are amphiphilic anionic polymers that span the cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-positive bacteria and extend into the peptidoglycan layer. Comprised primarily of ...