Outer membrane vesicles, biological nanoparticles shed during normal growth by bacteria, have seen significant recent advances in engineering and are thus finding new utility as therapeutic and ...

Study: Impact of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Vesicles on Sperm Function. Image Credit: SciePro / Shutterstock.com Introduction Most MRTIs are caused by bacteria including Staphylococcus ...

Outer membrane vesicles, biological nanoparticles shed during normal growth by bacteria, have seen significant recent advances in engineering and are thus finding new utility as therapeutic and drug ...

Bacteria are ubiquitous microscopic organisms capable of rapid growth. While beneficial strains like lactic acid bacteria ...

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

A new study reports that GBS produces membrane-bound vesicles containing bacterial factors that can attack the host tissue. In mice, the study shows, these vesicles can move from the vagina to the ...

Gram-negative bacteria produce outer membrane vesicles with roles in processes such as communication, pathogenesis and nutrition. Outer membrane vesicles can diffuse across long distances in ...

Hakami studying efficient and sensitive methods for detection of bacteria and Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) in various samples Grant and Award Announcement George Mason University ...

Membrane vesicles are common to all life kingdoms, from bacteria and other unicellular organisms to archaea and eukaryotic cells found in multicellular organisms, including cancer cells.

It was assumed that small capsules (membrane vesicles), released by bacteria into their environment during normal growth or as a reaction to stress and filled with bacterial lipids, proteins or ...