Enzymes and Mechanisms Employed by Tailed Bacteriophages to Breach the Bacterial Cell Barriers

Enzymes and Mechanisms Employed by Tailed Bacteriophages to Breach the Bacterial Cell Barriers

Monoderm bacteria possess a cell envelope made of a cytoplasmic membrane and a cell wall, whereas diderm bacteria have and extra lipid layer, the outer membrane, covering the cell wall. Both cell types can also produce extracellular protective coats composed of polymeric substances like, for example...

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Main Authors: Sofia Fernandes, Carlos São-José
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bacterial cell envelope
proton motive force
cell wall
peptidoglycan
depolymerase
endolysin
lysin
holin
spanin
LysB
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/8/396

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