Second, the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria are surrounded by an outer membrane that has different properties than the inner membrane encased by the wall. This outer membrane is involved in ...

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“If you disrupt the synthesis of the bacterial outer membrane, the bacteria cannot survive without it,” said lead investigator Pei Zhou, a professor of biochemistry in the Duke School of Medicine.

All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates ... However, cholesterol is not present in bacterial membranes or mitochondrial membranes. Also, cholesterol helps regulate the stiffness ...