Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape-by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Scientists have solved a decades-old bacterial shape mystery, uncovering a potential new target for antibiotics.

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes: the more commonly known are coccus, bacillus. But curved cell shapes are also widespread among bacteria and important for cellular motility, virulence, ...