Streptococcus suis MsmK: Novel Cell Division Protein Interacting with FtsZ and Maintaining Cell Shape

Authors :: Mei-Fang Tan
Qiao Hu
Zhe Hu
Chun-Yan Zhang
Wan-Quan Liu
Ting Gao
Liang-Sheng Zhang
Lun Yao
Hai-Qin Li
Yan-Bin Zeng
Rui Zhou
Source :: mSphere, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: American Society for Microbiology, 2021.
Abstract: Bacterial cell division is a highly ordered process regulated in time and space and is a potential target for the development of antimicrobial drugs. Bacteria of distinct shapes depend on different cell division mechanisms, but the mechanisms used by ovococci remain largely unknown.

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