The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content>
ABSTRACT Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential structural component of the bacterial cell wall and maintains the integrity and shape of the cell by forming a continuous layer around the cytoplasmic membrane. The thin PG layer of Escherichia coli resides in the periplasm, a unique compartment whose comp...
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American Society for Microbiology
2016
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/052dc59cc17e4054b7b6eb40eedfde7e |
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