Identification of key peptidoglycan hydrolases for morphogenesis, autolysis, and peptidoglycan composition of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1
Abstract Background Lactobacillus plantarum is commonly used in industrial fermentation processes.Selected strains are also marketed as probiotics for their health beneficial effects.Although the functional role of peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes is increasingly documented to be important for a range of bacterial processes and host-microbe interact