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A mechanism for FtsZ-independent proliferation in Streptomyces.
Nature communications - 9 Nov 2017
Santos-Beneit Fernando, Roberts David M, Cantlay Stuart, McCormick Joseph R, Errington Jeff
Abstract excerpt
The central player in bacterial cell division, FtsZ, is essential in almost all organisms in which it has been tested, with the most notable exception being Streptomyces. Streptomycetes differ from many bacteria in growing from the cell tip and undergoing branching, similar to filamentous fungi. Here we show that limited cell damage, either mechanical or enzymatic, leads to near complete destruction of mycelial...
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