General principles for the formation and proliferation of a wall-free (L-form) state in bacteria
The peptidoglycan cell wall is a defining structural feature of the bacterial kingdom. Curiously, some bacteria have the ability to switch to a wall-free or ‘L-form’ state. Although known for decades, the general properties of L-forms are poorly understood, largely due to the lack of systematic anal...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-10-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/04629 |