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Antigen 84, an effector of pleiomorphism in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2007
Nguyen Liem, Scherr Nicole, Gatfield John, Walburger Anne, Pieters Jean, Thompson Charles J
Abstract excerpt
While in most rod-shaped bacteria, morphology is based on MreB-like proteins that form an actin-like cytoskeletal scaffold for cell wall biosynthesis, the factors that determine the more flexible rod-like shape in actinobacteria such as Mycobacterium species are unknown. Here we show that a Mycobacterium smegmatis protein homologous to eubacterial DivIVA-like proteins, including M. tuberculosis antigen 84 (Ag84),...
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