Distinct Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Peptidoglycan Synthesis between Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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 as a funct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-09-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/5/e01183-17 |