Reassessment of the distinctive geometry of Staphylococcus aureus cell division

Staphylococcus aureus is thought to divide in three alternating orthogonal planes over three consecutive divisions. Here the authors dispel this idea, showing that one out of the multiple planes perpendicular to the septum can be used in daughter cells irrespective of its orientation in relation to...

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Main Authors: Bruno M. Saraiva, Moritz Sorg, Ana R. Pereira, Mário J. Ferreira, Léo C. Caulat, Nathalie T. Reichmann, Mariana G. Pinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17940-9