Changes in peptidoglycan structure and metabolism during differentiation of Proteus mirabilis into swarmer cells

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1183-1194

  Strating, Hendrik ^a   Vandenende, Chris ^a   Clarke, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autolysinss; Lytic transglycosylases; Murein; O acetylation; Peptidoglycan; Swarming

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METABOLISM;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ACETYLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 84867848076     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w2012-102     Document Type: Article

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