Foreign peptide triggers boost in pneumococcal metabolism and growth

Foreign peptide triggers boost in pneumococcal metabolism and growth

Abstract Background Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are successful colonizers of the human nasopharynx and often possess genes aliB-like ORF 1 and 2 in place of capsule genes. AliB-like ORF 2 binds peptide FPPQSV, found in Prevotella species, resulting in enhanced colonization. How...

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Main Authors: Fauzy Nasher, Sunniva Förster, Efe C. Yildirim, Denis Grandgirard, Stephen L. Leib, Manfred Heller, Lucy J. Hathaway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Peptide
Nonencapsulated
aliB-like ORF 2
Transcriptome
Proteome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1167-y

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