Unipolar peptidoglycan synthesis in the Rhizobiales requires an essential class A penicillin-binding protein
M. A. Williams, A. Aliashkevich, E. Krol, E. Kuru, J. M. Bouchier, J. Rittichier, Y. V. Brun, M. S. VanNieuwenhze, A. Becker, F. Cava, P. J. Brown
The paper investigates polar peptidoglycan synthesis in Rhizobiales using fluorescent probes and finds that a single class A penicillin-binding protein is essential for this process.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2021Microbiology