A divIVA null mutant of Staphylococcus aureus undergoes normal cell division |
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Authors: | Pinho Mariana G Errington Jeff |
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Institution: | Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK. |
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Abstract: | DivIVA is involved in placement of the division septum and chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis and it plays important roles in cell division or morphogenesis in diverse Gram-positive bacteria. In Staphylococcus aureus, DivIVA is localized at the division septum, but it does not colocalize with the chromosomal origin of replication, as labeled with SpoOJ protein. Unexpectedly, a divIVA null mutant is not impaired in growth, nor is it affected in chromosome segregation or cell morphology. |
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Keywords: | divIVA Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus subtilis |
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