Utilization of different MurNAc sources by the oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia and role of the inner membrane transporter AmpG

Utilization of different MurNAc sources by the oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia and role of the inner membrane transporter AmpG

Abstract Background The Gram-negative oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia strictly depends on the external supply of the essential bacterial cell wall sugar N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) for survival because of the lack of the common MurNAc biosynthesis enzymes MurA/MurB. The bacterium thrives in a p...

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Main Authors: Valentina M. T. Mayer, Markus B. Tomek, Rudolf Figl, Marina Borisova, Isabel Hottmann, Markus Blaukopf, Friedrich Altmann, Christoph Mayer, Christina Schäffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Tannerella forsythia
Peptidoglycan
Muropeptides
AmpG permease
N-acetylmuramic acid sources
Anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-02006-z

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