Functional Characterization of the Cell Division Gene Cluster of the Wall-less Bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 695572
• Main Authors: Martínez-Torró, Carlos, Torres-Puig, Sergi, Marcos-Silva, Marina, Huguet-Ramón, Marta, Muñoz-Navarro, Carmen, Lluch-Senar, Maria, Serrano, Luis, Querol, Enrique, Piñol, Jaume, Pich, Oscar Q
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.09.2021
• Subjects: cell cycle; cell division; FtsZ localization; Microbiology; mycoplasmas; regulation; single cell analysis; cell division; FtsZ localization; mycoplasmas; regulation; cell cycle; single cell analysis

It is well-established that FtsZ drives peptidoglycan synthesis at the division site in walled bacteria. However, the function and conservation of FtsZ in wall-less prokaryotes such as mycoplasmas are less clear. In the genome-reduced bacterium , the cell division gene cluster is limited to four gen...