Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a crucial constituent of the outer membrane of most Gram-
negative bacteria, playing a fundamental role in the protection of bacteria from …

Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms has gained substantial attention due to its
unique mode of action, in which pathogens are unable to generate resistance, and due to …

Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for a large proportion of antimicrobial-resistant
infections in humans and animals. Among this class of bacteria are also some of the most …

Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are the major outer surface membrane components
present in almost all Gram-negative bacteria and act as extremely strong stimulators of …

Phase and antigenic variation result in a heterogenic phenotype of a clonal bacterial
population, in which individual cells either express the phase-variable protein (s) or not, or …

The Gram-negative opportunistic bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant cause
of hospital-borne infections worldwide. Alarmingly, the rapid development of antimicrobial …

Current data from bacterial pathogens of animals and from bacterial symbionts of plants
support some of the more general proposed functions for lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and …

Moraxella catarrhalis is an important human respiratory pathogen and a major causative
agent of otitis media and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Toll‐like receptors …

The molecular mechanisms used by the gonococcus to initiate infection exhibit gender
specificity. The clinical presentations of disease are also strikingly different upon comparison …

Mounting scientific evidence over decades has established that atherosclerosis is a chronic
inflammatory disorder. Among the potentially critical sources of vascular inflammation during …