Structural difference between walls from hemispherical caps and partial septa of Bacillus subtilis.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 114 ·No. 2 ·1973-05-00 ·Pages 790-7

Fan DP, Beckman BE

Abstract

Walls from partial septa of Bacillus subtilis bacteria are more sensitive than end walls to digestion by B. subtilis autolytic amidase. This result indicates that, after synthesis, B. subtilis septal walls are modified to an amidase-resistant form.

MeSH Terms

Alanine Amidohydrolases/metabolism Autolysis Bacillus subtilis/cytology,enzymology,growth & development,metabolism Bacteriological Techniques Cell Wall/metabolism Chlorides Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Lithium Microscopy, Electron Models, Structural

Chemicals

Chlorides Lithium Amidohydrolases Alanine

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Fan D P

Beckman B E

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

On the mode of in vivo assembly of the cell wall of Bacillus subtilis.
J Biol Chem. 1972 Feb 25;247(4):1180-7 PMID: 4621974
Ultrastructural studies on a mutant of Bacillus subtilis whose growth is inhibited due to insufficient autolysin production.
J Bacteriol. 1972 Mar;109(3):1247-57 PMID: 4622130
Structural difference between walls from ends and sides of the rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol. 1972 Mar;109(3):1266-72 PMID: 4110927
Micrococcus lysodeikticus bacterial walls as a substrate specific for the autolytic glycosidase of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol. 1973 May;114(2):804-13 PMID: 4196257

Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.114.2.790-797.1973

Published

1973-05-00

Pages

790-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC251840

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.114.2.790-797.1973 PMC Full Text View journal details

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