Dear Colleagues,

Bacterial lipid membranes are promising targets to fight antimicrobial resistance. A deep understanding of the membrane architecture is fundamental for the development of new efficient antimicrobial strategies. Emerging disciplines like lipidomics are extremely powerful, as they provide knowledge of the bacterial lipid composition and therefore could revitalize this long-standing area of research.

The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together current views, new insights, and cutting-edge research on the discovery and biological roles of bacteria and lipids (glycolipids, lipopolysaccharides, post-translational modifications, fatty acids...). These include bacterial lipid structures, lipid pathways, lipid role in bacterial physiology, lipid in biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and lipids, lipid homeostasis in bacteria, stress response, bacterial interaction with host lipids, or immune evasion mechanisms.

We look forward to your contribution.

Dr. Luminita Duma
Dr. Yannick Rossez
Guest Editors

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antimicrobial resistance

bacteria

lipids

membrane

biofilm