SEDS-bPBP pairs direct lateral and septal peptidoglycan synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus
N. T. Reichmann, A. C. Tavares, B. M. Saraiva, A. Jousselin, P. Reed, A. R. Pereira, J. M. Monteiro, M. S. VanNieuwenhze, F. Fernandes, M. G. Pinho
This study identifies two SEDS-bPBP pairs in Staphylococcus aureus that mediate lateral and septal peptidoglycan synthesis, maintaining coccoid morphology.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2019Microbiology