= Rod complex
A bacterial cell-envelope assembly involved in oriented lateral <peptidoglycan> synthesis in many rod-shaped <species>.
Coordinating synthesis around the <cell> sidewall helps maintain an elongated geometry. This differs from the <divisome>, which constructs the new boundary at a division site. Defects in elongation and division can therefore produce different changes in <cell> shape. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapter 1, Prokaryotic cell organization and growth]{ref}
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