Scratching the Surface: Bacterial Cell Envelopes at the Nanoscale
The bacterial cell envelope is essential for viability, the environmental gatekeeper and first line of defense against external stresses. For most bacteria, the envelope biosynthesis is also the site of action of some of the most important groups of antibiotics. It is a complex, often multicomponent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03020-19 |