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They are sometimes overlooked as they often act secondary to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) under standard conditions. However, LDTs are essential in key pathogens such as Clostridioides difficile and are responsible for \u03b2-lactam resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Enterococcus faecium due their low affinity for penicillins and cephalosporins, allowing them to form LD-crosslinks when DD-crosslinking PBPs are inactivated. This role makes LDTs a promising target when developing new treatments for these pathogens. LDTs can perform different enzymatic reactions. Most commonly they reinforce the PG with 3,3-LD-crosslinks or, in a few cases, 1,3-LD-crosslinks, during stationary phase or stress responses. Some LDTs also incorporate endogenous and exogenous non-canonical D-amino acids into the PG. In many Gram-negative bacteria, specialised LDTs tether lipoproteins or outer membrane proteins (OMPs) to the PG to maintain cell envelope integrity; in some cases this regulates virulence factors. Specialised LDTs have also been implied to have roles in polar growth, toxin secretion, and symbiotic colonisation. Recent discoveries include novel subgroups of the major YkuD family and the identification of the VanW family; this has opened new research directions surrounding LDTs. 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