Atomic Force Microscopy of Side Wall and Septa Peptidoglycan From Bacillus subtilis Reveals an Architectural Remodeling During Growth
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Citation: Li K, Yuan X-X, Sun H-M, Zhao L-S, Tang R, Chen Z-H, Qin Q-L, Chen X-L, Zhang Y-Z and Su H-N (2018) Atomic Force Microscopy of Side Wall and Septa Peptidoglycan From Bacillus subtilis Reveals an Architectural Remodeling During Growth. Front. Microbiol. 9:620. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00620 Atomic Force Microscopy of Side Wall and Septa Peptidoglycan From Bacillus subtilis Reveals an Architectural Remodeling During Growth
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