Abstract
Peptidoglycan (or murein) is a continuous covalent macromolecular structure found on the outside of the cytoplasmic membrane of almost all bacteria and exclusively in these organisms. In particular it is absent in Archaea.
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Cohen, G.N. (2010). Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Cell Division. In: Microbial Biochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9437-7_3
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