Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia</named-content><named-content content-type="genus-species"> coli</named-content> To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect
ABSTRACT Gram-negative bacteria have a tripartite cell envelope with the cytoplasmic membrane (CM), a stress-bearing peptidoglycan (PG) layer, and the asymmetric outer membrane (OM) containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the outer leaflet. Cells must tightly coordinate the growth of their complex en...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02729-18 |