Role of BgaA as a Pneumococcal Virulence Factor Elucidated by Molecular Evolutionary Analysis

Role of BgaA as a Pneumococcal Virulence Factor Elucidated by Molecular Evolutionary Analysis

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. Previously, we identified a novel virulence factor by investigating evolutionary selective pressure exerted on pneumococcal choline-binding cell surface proteins. Herein, we focus on another pneumococcal cell surface pro...

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Main Authors: Masaya Yamaguchi, Moe Takemura, Kotaro Higashi, Kana Goto, Yujiro Hirose, Tomoko Sumitomo, Masanobu Nakata, Narikazu Uzawa, Shigetada Kawabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
molecular evolutionary analysis
pneumococcal cell wall-anchoring proteins
bgaA
nanA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.582437/full

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