Peptidoglycan architecture and dynamics in Gram-positive bacteria

The major structural determinant of most bacterial cells is the peptidoglycan layer, a network (the sacculus) of glycan strands cross-linked by short peptide stems which encompasses the entire bacterium. However the architecture of peptidoglycan, which must accommodate both the structural requiremen...

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Main Author: Wheeler, Richard
Other Authors: Foster, Simon
Published: University of Sheffield 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.559159