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A new study shows that, in addition to inhibiting penicillin-binding proteins, β-lactams induce peptidoglycan degradation, which enhances bacterial killing.
Two studies now provide new insights into the positioning and membrane association of two components of theStreptococcus pneumoniaeZ ring, the tubulin-related GTPase FtsZ and the actin-related protein FtsA, respectively.
Pseudomonas aeruginosaforms biofilm-like cell aggregates on epithelial cells in a process that requires the pore-forming translocon of the type III secretion system (T3SS) but not the T3SS effectors.
A new study investigates the role of the human gut microbiota inVibrio cholerae infection and shows that Ruminococcus obeum decreases the expression of V. choleraevirulence factors to limit colonization.
A new study shows that a unique tetrameric form of c-di-GMP controls development inStreptomyces venezuelaeby mediating dimerization of a transcription factor.
A new study analyses the distribution of biosynthetic gene clusters in the human microbiome and finds a novel bacterial thiopeptide with antibacterial properties.