Anammox Planctomycetes have a peptidoglycan cell wall

Planctomycetes are intriguing microorganisms that apparently lack peptidoglycan, a structure that controls the shape and integrity of almost all bacterial cells. Therefore, the planctomycetal cell envelope is considered exceptional and their cell plan uniquely compartmentalized. Anaerobic ammonium-o...

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Main Authors: van Teeseling, Muriel C.F., Mesman, Rob J., Kuru, Erkin, Espaillat, Akbar, Cava, Felipe, Brun, Yves V., VanNieuwenhze, Michael S., Kartal, Boran, van Niftrik, Laura
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432595/