Orientation of the peptidoglycan chains in the sacculus of Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 689-701

  Koch, A L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Elongation; Escherichia coli; Murein; Glycan chains; Orientation; Peptidoglycan; Sacculus; Models; Tessera; Review

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

EID: 0032197292     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80016-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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