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CwlQ Is Required for Swarming Motility but Not Flagellar Assembly in Bacillus subtilis.
Journal of bacteriology - 21 Apr 2021
Sanchez Sandra, Dunn Caroline M, Kearns Daniel B
Abstract excerpt
Lytic enzymes play an essential role in the remodeling of bacterial peptidoglycan (PG), an extracellular mesh-like structure that retains the membrane in the context of high internal osmotic pressure. Peptidoglycan must be unfailingly stable to preserve cell integrity, but must also be dynamically remodeled for the cell to grow, divide, and insert macromolecular machines. The flagellum is one such macromolecular...
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