Metabolic flexibility and an unusual route for peptidoglycan muramic acid recycling in mycobacteria
Stefanos Stravoravdis, Bella R. Carnahan, Rebecca A. Gordon, Kimberly A. Wodzanowski, Karina Havaleshko, Elisabeth Fils-Aime, Rachel Putnik, Stephen N. Hyland, Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, M. Sloan Siegrist
This study identifies a novel peptidoglycan recycling pathway in mycobacteria that bypasses typical intermediates, revealing metabolic flexibility in cell wall recycling.
Journal of Biological Chemistry · Sep 18, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology