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. 1986 Jun;166(3):1137–1140. doi: 10.1128/jb.166.3.1137-1140.1986

Peptidoglycan association of bacteriophage T5 receptor in Escherichia coli K-12.

B Menichi, A Buu
PMCID: PMC215245  PMID: 3519578

Abstract

A total of 50% of the FhuA proteins (also called TonA proteins) present in Escherichia coli cells were associated with the peptidoglycan and 50% were free, whether or not this protein was overproduced. This FhuA-peptidoglycan association was made via the lipoprotein.

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