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Building blocks and blueprints for bacterial autolysins
PLOS Computational Biology, 2021 Bacteria utilize a wide variety of endogenous cell wall hydrolases, or autolysins, to remodel their cell walls during processes including cell division, biofilm formation, and programmed death. We here systematically investigate the composition of these enzymes in order to gain insights into their associated biological processes, potential ways to ...
Spencer J. Mitchell +3 more
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Characterization of autolysins from Mycobacterium smegmatis [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1977 This study demonstrates, for the first time, the autolytic enzymes associated with mycobacterial cell walls. Based on the release of radioactivity and ninhydrin-reactive material from isolated cell walls, it was shown that maximum activity occurs during the late log phase of growth and at a buffer pH of about 8.0. Chemical analyses of autolytic digests
J O, Kilburn, G K, Best
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Wall autolysin of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain 63 AM gasser [PDF]
, 1970 peer reviewedThe autolysin of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain 63 AM Gasser has the specificity of an endo-N-acetylmur-amidase. It hydrolyzes both N-acetylmuramic acid and N, O-diacetylmuramic acid linkages.
Ghuysen, Jean-Marie, Coyette, Jacqueline
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Whole-Genome Sequence Profiling of Listeria innocua From Different Sources: Implications for Public Health. [PDF]
MicrobiologyopenThe studied strains, LIN_NWU_CNKT and LIN5_NWU_CNKT, exhibit invasiveness, pathogenicity, and MDR profiles. The isolation of these strains from food products and water underscores their significant public health implications, particularly in the context of the “One Health” concept.
Tchatchouang CK +3 more
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, 2010 Partial support for these investigations was provided by Grant SAF2009-10824 from Dirección General de Investigación Científica yTécnica. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias(CIBERES) is an initiative of the ISCIII ...
Moscoso, Miriam +2 more
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Potential Roles and Functions of Listerial Virulence Factors during Brain Entry
Toxins, 2020 Although it rarely induces disease in humans, Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is important due to the frequency of serious pathological conditions—such as sepsis and meningitis—it causes in those few people that do get infected.
Franjo Banović +2 more
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Zymogram and Preliminary Characterization of Lactobacillus helveticus Autolysins [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1995 The autolysins of Lactobacillus helveticus ISLC5 were detected and partially characterized by renaturing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with substrate-containing gels (zymogram). By using lyophilized Micrococcus luteus cells or heated whole cells of L.
Valence, Florence, Lortal, Sylvie
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Pneumonia, 2015 Rapid diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae can play a significant role in decreasing morbidity and mortality of infection. The accurate diagnosis of pneumococcal disease is hampered by the difficulties in growing the isolates from clinical specimens and
Feroze Ahmed Ganaie +2 more
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Lysozyme resistance in Streptococcus suis is highly variable and multifactorial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis is an important infectious agent for pigs and occasionally for humans. The host innate immune system plays a key role in preventing and eliminating S. suis infections.
Paul J Wichgers Schreur +5 more
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Understanding How Staphylococcal Autolysin Domains Interact With Polystyrene Surfaces
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Biofilms, when formed on medical devices, can cause malfunctions and reduce the efficiency of these devices, thus complicating treatments and serving as a source of infection. The autolysin protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis contributes to its biofilm
Radha P. Somarathne +5 more
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