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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Main Authors: Helene Botella, Guangli Yang, Ouathek Ouerfelli, Sabine Ehrt, Carl F. Nathan, Julien Vaubourgeix
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fa96f2621a094f4e9df20bec19046749
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