Evidence for a peptidoglycan-like structure in Orientia tsutsugamushi

• Main Authors: Sharanjeet Atwal, Suparat Giengkam, Suwittra Chaemchuen, Jack Dorling, Nont Kosaisawe, Michael VanNieuwenhze, Somponnat Sampattavanich, Peter Schumann, Jeanne Salje
• Other Authors: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41830
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2017 The Authors. Molecular Microbiology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Bacterial cell walls are composed of the large cross-linked macromolecule peptidoglycan, which maintains cell shape and is responsible for resisting osmotic stresses. This is a highly conserved structure and the targ...