Peptidoglycan recycling in the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and its role in host-pathogen interaction
<p>Bacteria are enclosed by a peptidoglycan sacculus, an exoskeleton-like polymer composed of glycan strands cross-linked by short peptides. The sacculus surrounds the cell in a closed bag-like structure and forms the main structural component of the bacterial cell wall. As bacteria grow and d...
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2018
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