JB Accepts, published online ahead of print on 23 October 2009
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J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.01100-09
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FtsN - trigger for septation

Joe Lutkenhaus*

Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: jlutkenh{at}kumc.edu.


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Abstract

The bacterial cell is encased in peptidoglycan which maintains the shape of the cell and protects it from bursting due to the turgor pressure (10). ...