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For example, bacteria have a rigid cell wall, whereas human cells are surrounded only by a simple membrane. If a pharmaceutical agent targets cell wall construction, only bacterial cells are affected.

This discovery could help develop new antibiotics against infectious diseases. Bacterial cell walls form mesh-like structures, shielding cells from rupturing under high internal pressure and ...

The organism contained nucleic acids and resembled cell-wall-deficient bacteria in gross morphology. Electron microscopy demonstrated a swirled myelin-like pattern, which has yet to be classified.