The use of living bacteria either as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has shown great
potential in treating a multitude of intractable diseases. However, cells are often fragile to …

Bacteria possess an extraordinary repertoire of cell envelope glycans that have critical
physiological functions. Pathogenic bacteria have glycans that are essential for growth and …

Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential molecule for the survival of bacteria, and thus, its
biosynthesis and remodeling have always been in the spotlight when it comes to the …

Staphylococcus aureus poses a severe public health problem as one of the vital causative
agents of healthcare-and community-acquired infections. There is a globally urgent need for …

Humans and bacteria have always been closely related. However, pathogenic bacteria and
drug‐resistant bacteria pose a certain threat to human life and health. On the other hand …

The formation of bacterial biofilms closely associates with infectious diseases. Until now,
precise diagnosis and effective treatment of bacterial biofilm infections are still in great need …

Protected by the host cells, the hidden intracellular bacteria are typically difficult to kill by
common antibiotics and cannot be visualized without complex cellular pretreatments …

The human innate immune system responds to both pathogen and commensal bacteria at
the molecular level using bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) recognition elements. Traditionally …

Glycans are ubiquitous and play important biological roles, yet chemical methods for
probing their structure and function within cells remain limited. Strategies for studying other …

Imaging infections in patients is challenging using conventional methods, motivating the
development of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers targeting bacteria-specific …