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C Wyss1.
Abstract
Bacteroides forsythus is the first wild-type or mutant bacterium found to require exogenous N-acetylmuramic acid for proliferation and maintenance of cell shape. This implies so far unknown pathways for peptidoglycan synthesis and a strict dependence of B. forsythus on other bacteria in its oral habitat. Addition of N-acetylmuramic acid to conventional bacteriological media allows routine cultivation of this fastidious organism.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2722237 PMCID: PMC313352 DOI: 10.1128/iai.57.6.1757-1759.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441