Cell division in Chlamydiales remains mysterious as it occurs in the absence of a cytokinetic tubulin and a classical peptidoglycan cell wall. Jacquier et al. show that the actin homologue MreB is recruited to the division site in Waddliaand that this depends on synthesis of the peptidoglycan precursor lipid II.
- Nicolas Jacquier
- Antonio Frandi
- Gilbert Greub
