Peptidoglycan Hydrolases RipA and Ami1 Are Critical for Replication and Persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Host

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Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice requires PerM for successful cell division

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Two Faces of CwlM, an Essential PknB Substrate, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Maturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape

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Distinct Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Peptidoglycan Synthesis between Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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A Specialized Peptidoglycan Synthase Promotes Salmonella Cell Division inside Host Cells

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An Amidase_3 domain-containing N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase is required for mycobacterial cell division

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The RipA and RipB Peptidoglycan Endopeptidases Are Individually Nonessential to Mycobacterium smegmatis

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A cytoplasmic peptidoglycan amidase homologue controls mycobacterial cell wall synthesis

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TRANSIT - A Software Tool for Himar1 TnSeq Analysis

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Essential Role of the ESX-5 Secretion System in Outer Membrane Permeability of Pathogenic Mycobacteria

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Phosphorylation of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PonA1 Governs the Rate of Polar Elongation in Mycobacteria

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Disruption of an M. tuberculosis Membrane Protein Causes a Magnesium-dependent Cell Division Defect and Failure to Persist in Mice

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Comparative genomics for mycobacterial peptidoglycan remodelling enzymes reveals extensive genetic multiplicity

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Synthesis of fluorescent D-amino acids and their use for probing peptidoglycan synthesis and bacterial growth in situ

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Tryptophan Biosynthesis Protects Mycobacteria from CD4 T-Cell-Mediated Killing

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Structural and Biochemical Analyses ofMycobacterium tuberculosis N-Acetylmuramyl-l-alanine Amidase Rv3717 Point to a Role in Peptidoglycan Fragment Recycling

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Protein Complexes and Proteolytic Activation of the Cell Wall Hydrolase RipA Regulate Septal Resolution in Mycobacteria

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Meropenem inhibits D,D-carboxypeptidase activity inMycobacterium tuberculosis

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Three redundant murein endopeptidases catalyse an essential cleavage step in peptidoglycan synthesis ofEscherichia coliK12

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Bacterial growthdoesrequire peptidoglycan hydrolases

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A Phosphorylated Pseudokinase Complex Controls Cell Wall Synthesis in Mycobacteria

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Synthetic Lethality of the lytE cwlO Genotype in Bacillus subtilis Is Caused by Lack of D,L-Endopeptidase Activity at the Lateral Cell Wall

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Peptidoglycan Remodeling in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Comparison of Structures and Catalytic Activities of RipA and RipB

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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein LdtMt2 is a nonclassical transpeptidase required for virulence and resistance to amoxicillin

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Interaction and Modulation of Two Antagonistic Cell Wall Enzymes of Mycobacteria

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The resuscitation-promoting factors ofMycobacterium tuberculosisare required for virulence and resuscitation from dormancy but are collectively dispensable for growthin vitro

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A replication clock for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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The Peptidoglycan of Stationary-Phase Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predominantly Contains Cross-Links Generated by L,D-Transpeptidation

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A Mycobacterial Enzyme Essential for Cell Division Synergizes with Resuscitation-Promoting Factor

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