Cell Division and morphogenesis in Staphylococcus aureus
The cell shape is such a distinctive characteristic of bacteria that it has been used extensively for their classification. In most bacteria, cell shape is sustained by peptidoglycan, a macromolecular polymer that surrounds the cell conferring mechanical strength and protecting the cell from lysing...
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| Formato: | doctoralThesis |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2021
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/93877 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:run.unl.pt:10362/93877 |
| Resumo: | The cell shape is such a distinctive characteristic of bacteria that it has been used extensively for their classification. In most bacteria, cell shape is sustained by peptidoglycan, a macromolecular polymer that surrounds the cell conferring mechanical strength and protecting the cell from lysing from high turgor pressure. The ability of bacteria to faithfully maintain morphology in a population and to pass it on to the next generation suggests the existence of molecular mechanisms that control morphogenesis. (...) |
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