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Determinants of Bacterial Morphology: From Fundamentals to Possibilities for Antimicrobial Targeting

Bacterial morphology is extremely diverse. Specific shapes are the consequence of adaptive pressures optimizing bacterial fitness. Shape affects critical biological functions, including nutrient acquisition, motility, dispersion, stress resistance and interactions with other organisms. Although the...

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Autores principales: van Teeseling, Muriel C. F., de Pedro, Miguel A., Cava, Felipe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740487
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01264