Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

The tips of these fungi grow by synthesizing new cell wall on the extending side, but scientists have puzzled over how ... the narrowest just 1 micrometer across—smaller than the diameter of typical ...

A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Michigan State University has characterized how fungi adapt to restructure their cell walls, effectively thwarting current antifungal medications.

does not bind to ergosterol in the cell membrane, the typical target of polyene macrolides. Instead, mandimycin was shown to ...