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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2024

A prototrophic suppressor of a

Macey N Coppinger, Kathrin Laramore, David L Popham, Eric V Stabb

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 55% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MutantMicrobiology spectrum · 2025
    Article
  2. Transient infection ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2024
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Macey N CoppingerDepartment of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0743-873X
Kathrin LaramoreDepartment of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
David L PophamDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2614-143X
Eric V StabbDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7000-4275
University of Georgia · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

Studies of Bacterial Endospore Germination - Adminstrative SupplementR01GM138630 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI POPHAM, DAVID L · 2020 to 2023
$1.2M
National Science Foundation (NSF) IOS-1557964NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) is highly conserved, some natural variations in PG biosynthesis and structure have evolved. Understanding the mechanisms and limits of such variation will inform our understanding of antibiotic resistance, innate immunity, and the evolution of bacteria. We have explored the constraints on PG evolution by blocking essential steps in PG biosynthesis in IMPORTANCE: D-Amino acids are used and produced by organisms across all domains of life, but often, their origins and roles are not well understood. In bacteria, D-ala and D-glu are structural components of the canonical peptidoglycan cell wall and are generated by dedicated racemases Alr and MurI, respectively. The more recent discovery of additional bacterial racemases is broadening our view and deepening our understanding of D-amino acid metabolism. Here, while exploring alternative PG biosynthetic pathways in

Indexed as

Alanine RacemaseGlutamic AcidAliivibrio fischeriAmino AcidsCycloserinePeptidoglycanRacemases and EpimerasesAlanine RacemaseAmino AcidsCycloserineGlutamic AcidPeptidoglycanRacemases and EpimerasesAliivibriobroad-spectrum racemaseD-amino acidsD-glutamatepeptidoglycanPhotobacteriumracemase

Identifiers

PMID38411059
PMCPMC10955857
OpenAlexW4392191500

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Registered trials

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