Teichoic acids are anionic glycopolymers that decorate the cell envelopes of Gram-positive bacteria and play central roles in cell shape determination, autolysin regulation, ion homeostasis and host ...
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive pathogen whose robust cell wall underpins both viability and virulence. The central scaffold of this structure is peptidoglycan, a mesh of glycan strands cross ...
Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate how ...