Study shows how viral single-gene lysis proteins lock the peptidoglycan flippase MurJ into an outward-facing state ...

Researchers found three bacteriophages disable MurJ, a key cell wall transporter, by locking it outward-facing. This blocks ...

Antibiotic resistance is rising fast, killing tens of thousands each year in the U.S. alone—and scientists are racing to find ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming harder to treat, pushing scientists to look for new antibiotic targets. Researchers have now discovered that several unrelated viruses disable a key bacterial ...