Cell wall structure and function in lactic acid bacteria

• Published in: Microbial Cell Factories Suppl. 1 (13), 23 p.. (2014)
• Main Author: Kulakauskas, Saulius
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: acide teichoïque; bactérie lactique; Microbiologie et Parasitologie; Microbiology and Parasitology; paroi bactérienne; paroi cellulaire; peptidoglycane; polysaccharide

The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria is a complex assemblage of glycopolymers and proteins. It consists of a thick peptidoglycan sacculus that surrounds the cytoplasmic membrane and that is decorated with teichoic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins. It plays a major role in bacterial physiology...