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. 1985 Sep 15;230(3):829–832. doi: 10.1042/bj2300829

The association of penicillin-binding proteins with cell elongation and septum formation in Bacillus megaterium.

J A Todd, D J Ellar
PMCID: PMC1152691  PMID: 3933485

Abstract

Analysis of the penicillin-binding proteins in the membranes from germinated spores of Bacillus megaterium and a filamentous mutant indicated that (a) no specific synthesis of any penicillin-binding protein occurred before or during two relatively synchronous cell divisions, (b) penicillin-binding proteins 1, 3a and 3b may be involved in cell elongation and (c) filamentation of the mutant may be due to a decrease in the concentration of penicillin-binding protein 1.

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