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Imaging the nanoscale organization of peptidoglycan in living Lactococcus lactis cells

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  • Guillaume Andre

    (Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences—Bio & Soft Matter, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18)

  • Saulius Kulakauskas

    (INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Domaine de Vilvert)

  • Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier

    (INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Domaine de Vilvert)

  • Benjamine Navet

    (Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences—Bio & Soft Matter, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18)

  • Marie Deghorain

    (Institute of Life Sciences—Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Biochemistry, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 5/6)

  • Elvis Bernard

    (INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Domaine de Vilvert
    Institute of Life Sciences—Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Biochemistry, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 5/6)

  • Pascal Hols

    (Institute of Life Sciences—Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Biochemistry, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 5/6)

  • Yves F. Dufrêne

    (Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences—Bio & Soft Matter, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18)

Abstract

Peptidoglycans provide bacterial cell walls with mechanical strength. The spatial organization of peptidoglycan has previously been difficult to study. Here, atomic force microscopy, together with cells carrying mutations in cell-wall polysaccharides, has allowed an in-depth study of these molecules.

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  • Guillaume Andre & Saulius Kulakauskas & Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier & Benjamine Navet & Marie Deghorain & Elvis Bernard & Pascal Hols & Yves F. Dufrêne, 2010. "Imaging the nanoscale organization of peptidoglycan in living Lactococcus lactis cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 1(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:1:y:2010:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1027
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1027
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