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Staphylococcus aureus counters organic acid anion-mediated inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking through robust alanine racemase activity
S. Panda, Y. P. Jayasinghe, D. D. Shinde…·V. C. Thomas
This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus counters acetate-mediated inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking by maintaining high intracellular D-Ala levels through alanine racemase and limiting D-Ala flux via D-alanine aminotransferase.
DOI 10.1101/2024.01.15.575639