Abstract
Electron microscope examination of negatively stained or thin-sectioned cells of Spirochaeta stenostrepta treated with penicillin or lysozyme showed that the peptidoglycan was present as a thin, electron-dense layer adjacent and external to the cytoplasmic membrane. The peptidoglycan was isolated from cells of S. stenostrepta and Spirochaeta litoralis by a procedure including treatments with sodium lauryl sulfate and Pronase. Hydrolysates of the isolated S. stenostrepta and S. litoralis peptidoglycans contained glucosamine, muramic acid, glutamic acid, l -ornithine, and alanine in molar ratios of 0.90:0.85:1.00:1.00:1.40 and of 0.63:0.63:0.99:1.00:1.41, respectively. Determination of N-terminal residues suggested that nearly 50% of the ornithine in S. stenostrepta and S. litoralis peptidoglycans was involved in peptide cross-linkage. The peptidoglycan layer of S. stenostrepta was sensitive to lysozyme and myxobacter AL-1 protease.
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Indexed | 1 year, 5 months ago (March 12, 2024, 8:25 a.m.) |
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@article{Joseph_1973, title={Peptidoglycan of Free-Living Anaerobic Spirochetes}, volume={115}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.115.1.426-435.1973}, DOI={10.1128/jb.115.1.426-435.1973}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Joseph, R. and Holt, S. C. and Canale-Parola, E.}, year={1973}, month=jul, pages={426–435} }