bacterial envelopes
- Minireview | Molecular Biology and PhysiologyScratching the Surface: Bacterial Cell Envelopes at the Nanoscale
The bacterial cell envelope is essential for viability, the environmental gatekeeper and first line of defense against external stresses. For most bacteria, the envelope biosynthesis is also the site of action of some of the most important groups of antibiotics. It is a complex, often multicomponent structure, able to withstand the internally generated turgor pressure. Thus, elucidating the architecture and dynamics of the cell envelope...