MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates the curvature of predatory bacteria, optimizing invasion and replication within a spherical prey niche
E. J. Banks, M. Valdivia-Delgado, J. Biboy…·R. E. Sockett
The paper identifies Bd1075 as a peptidoglycan-editing enzyme in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus that generates asymmetric curvature, enhancing invasion and replication within spherical prey.
DOI 10.1101/2021.06.24.449793