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Carbon source regulates polysaccharide capsule biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

The exopolysaccharide capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important virulence factor, but the mechanisms that regulate capsule thickness are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the effects of various exogenously supplied carbohydrates on capsule production and gene expression in severa...

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Autores principales: Troxler, Lukas J., Werren, Joel P., Schaffner, Thierry O., Mostacci, Nadezda, Vermathen, Peter, Vermathen, Martina, Wüthrich, Daniel, Simillion, Cedric, Brugger, Silvio D., Bruggmann, Rémy, Hathaway, Lucy J., Furrer, Julien, Hilty, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6873171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31594867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.010764