Identification of the chain-dispersing peptidoglycan hydrolase LytB of Streptococcus gordonii.

Bacterial cell division ends with the separation of the daughter cells, a process that requires peptidoglycan hydrolases (PGHs). Bacteria lacking cell separating PGHs are impaired in cell separation with the formation of long chains or clusters. We identified a gene in Streptococcus gordonii encodin...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Arrigucci, Gianni Pozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5393624?pdf=render