Spore peptidoglycan

The Bacterial Spore: From Molecules to Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 157-177

  Popham, David L ^a   Bernhards, Casey B ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex lysis; Germ cell wall; GSLE; N acetylmuramic acid; Precursor; Spore peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102916297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555819323.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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