Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall
Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Most bacteria contain a peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall, which is critical for maintenance of shape and important for cell division. In contrast, Planctomycetes have been proposed to produce a proteinaceous cell wall devoid of PG. The apparent absence of PG has been used as an argument for the putative planctomycetal ancestry of all bacterial lineages...
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Planctomycetes do possess a peptidoglycan cell wall
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms8116
