Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfare
N.-H. Le, K. Peters, A. Espaillat, J. R. Sheldon, J. Gray, G. Di Venanzio, J. Lopez, B. Djahanschiri, E. A. Mueller, S. W. Hennon, P. A. Levin, I. Ebersberger, E. P. Skaar, F. Cava, W. Vollmer, M. F. Feldman
Acinetobacter baumannii incorporates D-Lysine into its peptidoglycan to gain immunity against T6SS attacks from competitors, though this trait is lost in pathogenic strains due to host enzyme activity.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2020Microbiology