WhyD tailors surface polymers to prevent bacteriolysis and direct cell elongation in Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Flores-Kim, G. S. Dobihal, T. G. Bernhardt, D. Z. Rudner
The paper identifies WhyD as a WTA hydrolase in Streptococcus pneumoniae that prevents autolysis by controlling WTA levels and directs cell elongation.
bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2022Microbiology