Dual Role for the O-Acetyltransferase OatA in Peptidoglycan Modification and Control of Cell Septation in Lactobacillus plantarum

Elvis Bernard; Thomas Rolain; Blandine David; Guillaume André; Vincent Dupres; Yves F. Dufrêne; Bernard Hallet; Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier; Pascal Hols

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047893

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Dual Role for the O-Acetyltransferase OatA in Peptidoglycan Modification and Control of Cell Septation in Lactobacillus plantarum

Elvis Bernard,

Affiliations Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France, AgroParisTech, UMR Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France, Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Thomas Rolain,

Affiliation Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Blandine David,

Affiliation Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Guillaume André,

Affiliation Bio and Soft Matter, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Vincent Dupres,

Affiliation Bio and Soft Matter, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Yves F. Dufrêne,

Affiliation Bio and Soft Matter, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Bernard Hallet,

Affiliation Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier,

Affiliations Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France, AgroParisTech, UMR Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Pascal Hols

* E-mail: pascal.hols@uclouvain.be

Affiliation Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Dual Role for the O-Acetyltransferase OatA in Peptidoglycan Modification and Control of Cell Septation in Lactobacillus plantarum

Elvis Bernard,
Thomas Rolain,
Blandine David,
Guillaume André,
Vincent Dupres,
Yves F. Dufrêne,
Bernard Hallet,
Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier,
Pascal Hols

Published: October 26, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047893

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