A distinct sortase SrtB anchors and processes a streptococcal adhesin AbpA with a novel structural property. [PDF]
, 2016 Surface display of proteins by sortases in Gram-positive bacteria is crucial for bacterial fitness and virulence. We found a unique gene locus encoding an amylase-binding adhesin AbpA and a sortase B in oral streptococci.
Haase, EM +6 more
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Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Cerebral Vasculitis, Abscess, Hydrocephalus, and Hearing Loss
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018 Intracranial abscesses, postinfectious vasculitis, and hydrocephalus are rare complications of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) meningitis, and to our knowledge, there have been no case reports where all these 3 complications occurred in a single
Abdul Razzakh Poil +2 more
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An update on environmental mastitis: challenging perceptions [PDF]
, 2017 Environmental mastitis is the most common and costly form of mastitis in modern dairy herds where contagious transmission of intramammary pathogens is controlled through implementation of standard mastitis prevention programmes.
Klaas, I.C., Zadoks, R.N.
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]
, 2013 Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S +8 more
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Bacterial profile of ocular infections: a systematic review
BMC Ophthalmology, 2017 Background Bacteria are the major contributor of ocular infections worldwide. Ocular infections, if left untreated, can damage the structures of the eye with possible blindness and visual impairments.
Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Correct identifications of isolates and strains of the Mitis-Group of the genus Streptococcus are particularly difficult, due to high genetic similarity, resulting from horizontal gene transfer and homologous recombination, and unreliable phenotypic and ...
Lucia Gonzales-Siles +21 more
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In silico Protein Structural Modeling and Active binding site Evaluation of Streptococcus pneumoniae [PDF]
, 2009 Structure function relation of glucose kinese in Streptococcus pneumoniae. However, a solved structure for _Streptococcus pneumoniae_ glucose kinese is not available at the protein data bank.
M. Balakrishnan +2 more
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Influence of chronic azithromycin treatment on the composition of the oropharyngeal microbial community in patients with severe asthma [PDF]
, 2017 Background: This study of the oropharyngeal microbiome complements the previously published AZIthromycin in Severe ASThma (AZISAST) clinical trial, where the use of azithromycin was assessed in subjects with exacerbationprone severe asthma.
Brusselle, Guy +9 more
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The crystal structure of Pneumolysin at 2.0 Å resolution reveals the molecular packing of the pre-pore complex [PDF]
, 2015 Pneumolysin is a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC) and virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It kills cells by forming pores assembled from oligomeric rings in cholesterol-containing membranes.
Andrew, Peter W +8 more
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