AcmB Is an S-Layer-Associated β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase and Functional Autolysin in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

Autolysins, also known as peptidoglycan hydrolases, are enzymes that hydrolyze specific bonds within bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan during cell division and daughter cell separation. Within the genome of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, there are 11 genes encoding proteins with peptidoglycan hydro...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Brant R., Klaenhammer, Todd R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007774/