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Editorial
. 2009 Apr;191(7):1997-9.
doi: 10.1128/JB.01801-08. Epub 2009 Jan 16.

Peptidoglycan monomer release and Vibrio fischeri

Spencer V Nyholm
Editorial

Peptidoglycan monomer release and Vibrio fischeri

Spencer V Nyholm. J Bacteriol. 2009 Apr.
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FIG. 1.
Effect of V. fischeri monomers on host light-organ morphogenesis. (A) At hatching, the juvenile host's light organ is positioned in the center of the mantle cavity, where it is exposed to seawater and a background of environmental bacteria. A ciliated epithelium (ce) located on the surface of the light organ aids V. fischeri cells in colonizing the host (7a). (B) During this process, the symbionts migrate through pores (p) on the surface, down a ciliated duct (d), and into epithelium-lined crypt spaces (c), where colonization takes place. (C to E) V. fischeri PG monomers along with lipopolysaccharide lead to cell death and regression of the superficial ciliated epithelium (ce) over a 4-day period. (Adapted from reference 2a with the permission of the publisher.)
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