Factors That Affect the Enlargement of Bacterial Protoplasts and Spheroplasts

Cell enlargement is essential for the microinjection of various substances into bacterial cells. The cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibits cell enlargement. Thus, bacterial protoplasts/spheroplasts are used for enlargement because they lack cell wall. Though bacterial species that are capable of gene m...

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Main Author: Hiromi Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/19/7131