@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-139-7-1469, author = "Gally, David and Cooper, Stephen", title = "Peptidoglycan synthesis in Salmonella typhimurium 2616", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1993", volume = "139", number = "7", pages = "1469-1476", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-139-7-1469", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-139-7-1469", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary: HPLC analysis of peptidoglycan synthesis in Salmonella typhimurium strain 2616 has revealed that: (i) there is observable variation in the composition, but no significant variation in the overall degree of cross-linking, of newly synthesized peptidoglycan during the division cycle; (ii) the types of muropeptide that constitute peptidoglycan do not vary over a wide range of growth rates; and (iii) the composition and maturation kinetics of S. typhimurium peptidoglycan are, as expected, similar to those of Escherichia coli. We propose a unitary model of peptidoglycan synthesis, with single-strand incorporation occurring at both side wall and polar sites.", }