Pullulanase Is Necessary for the Efficient Intracellular Growth of Francisella tularensis.

Pullulanase, an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of polysaccharides, has been identified in a broad range of organisms, including bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and animals. The pullulanase (pulB; FTT_0412c) of F. tularensis subspecies tularensis Schu S4 is considered to be a homologue of the type I p...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Uda, Neekun Sharma, Kazuhiro Takimoto, Tian Deyu, Yuuki Koyama, Eun-Sil Park, Osamu Fujita, Akitoyo Hotta, Shigeru Morikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4957787?pdf=render