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Evolutionary inactivation of a sialidase in group B Streptococcus
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of bacterial sepsis and meningitis in newborns. GBS possesses a protein with homology to the pneumococcal virulence factor, NanA, which has neuraminidase (sialidase) activity and promotes blood-brain barrier penetration. However, phylogenetic sequence a...
Autores principales: | Yamaguchi, Masaya, Hirose, Yujiro, Nakata, Masanobu, Uchiyama, Satoshi, Yamaguchi, Yuka, Goto, Kana, Sumitomo, Tomoko, Lewis, Amanda L., Kawabata, Shigetada, Nizet, Victor |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926279/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27352769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28852 |
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