PlrA (MSMEG_5223) is an essential polar growth regulator in Mycobacterium smegmatis

• Samantha Y. Quintanilla,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• Neda Habibi Arejan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• Parthvi B. Patel,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• Cara C. Boutte

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: cara.boutte@uta.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7645-6221

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