A new class of cell wall-recycling L,D-carboxypeptidase determines β-lactam susceptibility and morphogenesis in Acinetobacter baumannii
Y. Dai, V. Pinedo, A. Y. Tang, F. Cava, E. Geisinger
This paper identifies ElsL as a novel L,D-carboxypeptidase in A. baumannii essential for cell wall recycling, antibiotic resistance, and morphogenesis.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2021Microbiology