Antimicrobial resistance constitutes one of the major challenges facing humanity in the
Twenty-First century. The spread of resistant pathogens has been such that the possibility of …

Antibiotics and other agents that perturb the synthesis or integrity of the bacterial cell
envelope trigger compensatory stress responses. Focusing on Bacillus subtilis as a model …

A number of bacterial cell processes are confined functional membrane microdomains
(FMMs), structurally and functionally similar to lipid rafts of eukaryotic cells. How bacteria …

An interesting concept in the organization of cellular membranes is the proposed existence
of lipid rafts. Membranes of eukaryotic cells organize signal transduction proteins into …

When living in biological and interactive communities, microorganisms use quorum-sensing
mechanisms for their communication. According to cell density, bacteria and fungi can …

Highlights•Functional membrane microdomains promote efficient oligomerization of protein
partners.•They form by colocalization of specific lipids and scaffold proteins termed …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa easily adapts to newer environments and acquires several
genome flexibilities to overcome the effect of antibiotics during therapeutics, especially in …

The peptidoglycan wall (PG) is a unique structure which confers physical strength and
defined shape to bacteria. It consists of a net-like macromolecule of peptide interlinked …

Squalene synthase (SQS) catalyzes the conversion of two farnesyl pyrophosphates to
squalene, an important intermediate in between isoprene and valuable triterpenoids. In this …

Terpenes constitute a highly diverse class of chemical compounds produced by the plant
and playing a role in many functions, both physiological and ecological. Plants constantly …