Remodeling of the Z-Ring Nanostructure during the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pneumoniae</named-content> Cell Cycle Revealed by Photoactivated Localization Microscopy

ABSTRACT Ovococci form a morphological group that includes several human pathogens (enterococci and streptococci). Their shape results from two modes of cell wall insertion, one allowing division and one allowing elongation. Both cell wall synthesis modes rely on a single cytoskeletal protein, FtsZ....

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Main Authors: Maxime Jacq, Virgile Adam, Dominique Bourgeois, Christine Moriscot, Anne-Marie Di Guilmi, Thierry Vernet, Cécile Morlot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-09-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01108-15