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Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells

Peptidoglycan is the major structural constituent of the bacterial cell wall, forming a meshwork outside the cytoplasmic membrane that maintains cell shape and prevents lysis. In Gram-negative bacteria, peptidoglycan is located in the periplasm, where it is protected from exogenous lytic enyzmes by...

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Autores principales: Russell, Alistair B., Hood, Rachel D., Bui, Nhat Khai, LeRoux, Michele, Vollmer, Waldemar, Mougous, Joseph D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10244