A role for the Gram-negative outer membrane in bacterial shape determination
E. M. Fivenson, P. D. Rohs, A. Vettiger, M. F. Sardis, G. Torres, A. Forchoh, T. G. Bernhardt
This study shows that strengthening the outer membrane of E. coli can rescue shape defects in mutants with impaired cell wall synthesis machinery.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2023Microbiology