Bacterial cells can also make enzymes that chemically inactivate antibiotics; these include beta-lactamase enzymes, which inactivate the class of antibiotics that includes penicillin. Bacterial cells ...

Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors, especially others of their own species.

These toxic proteins, which are produced by soil bacteria called Streptomyces as they battle their microbial competitors, have now been described in Nature. There are untold numbers of microbial ...

About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan’s lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to ...

How bacteria adhere to cells: Basis for the development of a new class of antibiotics Bartonella bacteria use certain proteins -- conserved pathomechanism in other bacterial species ...

Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 10 / 171011100722.htm ...

We have many things in common with one another, but there are also things about each of us that are unique, like our fingerprints, our genome, and our gut microbiome. We carry trillions of microbes in ...

Switching Bacteria Off May Be Possible with New Class of Antibiotic. By Nikhil Swaminathan. One day in the future, infection may be fought by simply switching bacterial invaders off.

Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics OIST researchers take one step forward toward understanding and genetically manipulating B. bacteriovorus, a type of bacteria with ...