Modified peptidoglycan chemical composition in shape-altered Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1919-1926

  Signoretto, Caterina ^a   Di Stefano, Fernanda ^a   Canepari, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial shape; Cell division; Escherichia coli; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SHAPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029846597     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-8-1919     Document Type: Article

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