Reitzel, Adam M., Ketchum, Remi, Carrier, Tyler J.
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Bacteria, Biology
Description
The microbial assemblages of marine organisms play fundamental biological roles in their eukaryotic hosts. Studies aimed at characterizing this diversity have increased over the last decade and with the availability of high-throughput sequencing, ...
Background: Gram-negative bacteria use periplasmic-binding proteins (bPBP) to transport nutrients through the periplasm. Despite immense diversity within the recognized substrates, all members of the family share a common fold that includes two do...
Jacobs, Donald J., Verma, Deeptak, Livesay, Dennis R.
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Biology, Bacteria
Description
The bacterial enzyme beta-lactamase hydrolyzes the beta-lactam ring of penicillin and chemically related antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. Due to rampant antibiotic overuse, the enzyme is evolving new resistance activities at an alarming ra...
