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Cell sorting enriches Escherichia coli mutants that rely on peptidoglycan endopeptidases to suppress highly aberrant morphologies.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2013
Laubacher Mary E, Melquist Amy L, Chandramohan Lakshmi, Young Kevin D
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial morphology imparts physiological advantages to cells in different environments and, judging by the fidelity with which shape is passed to daughter cells, is a tightly regulated characteristic. Surprisingly, only in the past 10 to 15 years has significant headway been made in identifying...
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