Helical growth and the curved shape of Vibrio cholerae.
The curved, comma, or bent shape of Vibrio cholerae is attributed to, and explained by, the normal helical growth of the cell. The comma-like shape of V. cholerae is not due to an asymmetrical positioning of peptidoglycan such that some chains of peptidoglycan are placed so they are more spread out on one side of the cell and squeezed together on the other side.
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0620, USA. cooper@umich.edu
D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
D010457:Peptidoglycan