MicrobiologybioRxiv
Establishing Rod-Shape from Spherical, Peptidoglycan-Deficient Bacterial Spores
H. Zhang, G. A. Mulholland, S. Seef…·B. Nan
This study investigates how peptidoglycan-deficient spherical spores of Myxococcus xanthus germinate into rod-shaped cells by elucidating the role of MglB, MglA, MreB, and molecular motors in de novo PG synthesis and shape establishment.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2001384117