Bacterial Surfaces: The Wall that SEDS Built.
Peptidoglycan is an essential macromolecule that forms the bacterial cell wall. The recent discovery of new cell wall-polymerizing enzymes not only illuminates the basic biology and evolution of prokaryotes but also provides new targets for the development of antibacterials to combat drug-resistant pathogens.
Institute for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 168, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Electronic address: bhenrich@uni-bonn.de.
Beate
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Henrichfreise
Institute for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 168, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
Melanie
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Brunke
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: patrick.viollier@unige.ch.
Patrick H
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Viollier
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001419:Bacteria; D002473:Cell Wall; D010457:Peptidoglycan
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010457:Peptidoglycan