The surfaces of bacteria mediate a multitude of functions in the environment and in an
infected host, including adhesion to both biotic and abiotic substrata, motility, immune …

Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on Earth and while it is the
predominant building constituent of plants, it is also a key extracellular matrix component in …

During the biogenesis of bacterial cell-wall polysaccharides, such as peptidoglycan,
cytoplasmic synthesized precursors should be trafficked across the plasma membrane. This …

The discovery that the surfaces of Gram-negative bacteria often carry unique polysaccharide
signatures pre-dates most seminal discoveries of molecular biology and biochemistry of the …

The biosynthesis of cellular polysaccharides and glycoconjugates often involves lipid-linked
intermediates that need to be translocated across membranes. Essential pathways such as …

Biosynthesis of many important polysaccharides (including peptidoglycan,
lipopolysaccharide, and N-linked glycans) necessitates the transport of lipid-linked …

The biosynthesis of many polysaccharides, including bacterial peptidoglycan and eukaryotic
N-linked glycans, requires transport of lipid-linked oligosaccharide (LLO) precursors across …

Rhizobia dwell and multiply in the soil and represent a unique group of bacteria able to
enter into a symbiotic interaction with plants from the Fabaceae family and fix atmospheric …

Motility of bacterial cells promotes a range of important physiological phenomena such as
nutrient detection, harm avoidance, biofilm formation, and pathogenesis. While much …

The development of multicellularity is a key evolutionary transition allowing for differentiation
of physiological functions across a cell population that confers survival benefits; among …