Outer Membrane is Critical for Viability of Cell Wall-deficient Bacterial Cells, L-form
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چکیده
バクテリアは細胞壁合成が阻害されると溶菌するが，高浸透圧条件下では一部の細胞が細胞壁が無くても生存可能なL-formと呼ばれる状態に変換し，増殖できる．本稿では，その変換機構を明らかにすべく，我々の研究チームが行ったL-formのリアルタイム可視化による成果を中心に紹介する．
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seibutsu Butsuri
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0582-4052', '1347-4219']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2142/biophys.63.27