GAL and infection: Since this aminoglycosyl backbone motif is not present in the non-infection-associated strains Bc ATCC 14579 and ATCC 10987, we hypothesized [26] that SCWP molecular structural features (e.g., secondary conformational arrangement and optimal presentation of the Gal substituents) could have an important functional role in pathogen development, including such aspects as wall assembly and cell division/cell chain length.