Absence of correlation between rates of cell wall turnover and autolysis shown by Bacillus subtilis mutants.
Bacillus subtilis mutants with reduced rates of cell wall autolysis reached a constant rate of wall turnover after a longer lag than the standard strain but eventually showed the same turnover rate. In reverse, a turnover-deficient mutant autolysed at a slightly higher rate than the standard strain. Consequently, there is no correlation between the rates of cell wall turnover and autolysis.
D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D010457:Peptidoglycan; D006867:Hydrolases