Concerns over climate change have necessitated a rethinking of our transportation
infrastructure. One possible alternative to carbon-polluting fossil fuels is biofuels produced …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising next generation antibiotics that hold great
potential for combating bacterial resistance. AMPs can be both bacteriostatic and …

The rise of antibiotic resistance and declining discovery of new antibiotics has created a
global health crisis. Of particular concern, no new antibiotic classes have been approved for …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), or host defence peptides, are short proteins in various life
forms. Here we discuss AMPs, which may become a promising substitute or adjuvant in …

Researchers, clinicians and governments all recognize antimicrobial resistance as a serious
and growing threat worldwide. New antimicrobials are urgently needed, especially for …

To date most antibiotics are targeted at intracellular processes, and must be able to
penetrate the bacterial cell envelope. In particular, the outer membrane of gram-negative …

The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is essential for their survival in harsh
environments and provides intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics. This membrane is …

Highly persistent incidence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens constitutes a
global burden for public health. An alternative strategy to alleviate such a crisis is to identify …

Bacteria secrete proteins for different purposes such as communication, virulence functions,
adhesion to surfaces, nutrient acquisition, or growth inhibition of competing bacteria. For …

β-Barrel outer membrane proteins (OMPs) represent the major proteinaceous component of
the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria. These proteins perform key roles in …