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Chitinase Expression in Listeria monocytogenes Is Positively Regulated by the Agr System
The food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes encodes two chitinases, ChiA and ChiB, which allow the bacterium to hydrolyze chitin, the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature. Intriguingly, despite the absence of chitin in human and mammalian hosts, both of the chitinases have been deemed im...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24752234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095385 |