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Dependence of proliferation of Bacteroides forsythus on exogenous N-acetylmuramic acid
1Department of Oral Microbiology and General Immunology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Infection and Immunity
|June 1, 1989
Abstract:
Bacteroides forsythus is the first wild-type or mutant bacterium found to require exogenous N-acetylmuramic acid for proliferation and maintenance of cell shape. This implies so far unknown pathways for peptidoglycan synthesis and a strict dependence of B. forsythus on other bacteria in its oral habitat. Addition of N-acetylmuramic acid to conventional bacteriological media allows routine cultivation of this fastidious organism.