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. 1984 Jan;157(1):318–320. doi: 10.1128/jb.157.1.318-320.1984

Absence of correlation between rates of cell wall turnover and autolysis shown by Bacillus subtilis mutants.

L Vitković, H Y Cheung, E Freese
PMCID: PMC215175  PMID: 6418720

Abstract

Bacillus subtilis mutants with reduced rates of cell wall autolysis reached a constant rate of wall turnover after a longer lag than the standard strain but eventually showed the same turnover rate. In reverse, a turnover-deficient mutant autolysed at a slightly higher rate than the standard strain. Consequently, there is no correlation between the rates of cell wall turnover and autolysis.

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