Peptidoglycan turnover and recycling in Gram-Positive bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Reith, Jan ^a   Mayer, Christoph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autolysins; Cell wall recycling; Muramidase; Murein hydrolase; Muropeptide recovery; Peptidoglycan turnover

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSINS; CELL WALLS; MURAMIDASE; MUREIN HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN TURNOVER;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL GROWTH; CELLS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; RECOVERY; RECYCLING;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; EXOSKELETON; RECYCLING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL DIVISION; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79960663578     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3486-x     Document Type: Review

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