Distinct Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Peptidoglycan Synthesis between <italic toggle="yes">Mycobacterium smegmatis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</italic>

ABSTRACT Peptidoglycan (PG), a polymer cross-linked by d-amino acid-containing peptides, is an essential component of the bacterial cell wall. We found that a fluorescent d-alanine analog (FDAA) incorporates chiefly at one of the two poles in Mycobacterium smegmatis but that polar dominance varies a...

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Autores principales: Helene Botella, Guangli Yang, Ouathek Ouerfelli, Sabine Ehrt, Carl F. Nathan, Julien Vaubourgeix
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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