MicrobiologybioRxiv
A new class of cell wall-recycling L,D-carboxypeptidase determines β-lactam susceptibility and morphogenesis in Acinetobacter baumannii
Y. Dai, V. Pinedo, A. Y. Tang…·E. Geisinger
This paper identifies ElsL as a novel L,D-carboxypeptidase in A. baumannii essential for cell wall recycling, antibiotic resistance, and morphogenesis.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.02786-21