Differential endopeptidase requirements during adaptation to changing growth conditions in Vibrio cholerae.

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The bacterial cell wall is a covalently linked meshwork of peptidoglycan (PG) that helps maintain cell shape and prevents osmotic lysis. This structure must be flexible enough to accommodate transenvelope protein complexes, but strong enough to withstand high intracellular pressure. To elongate and divide, cells must remodel the cell wall through the concerted action of PG synthesis and degradation....

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