Characterization of sortase a expression in enterococcus faecalis.

Gram-positive bacteria rely on a family of sorting enzymes called sortases to attach cell surface proteins, often virulence factors, to their peptidoglycan cell wall. Two classes of sortase enzyme exist in Enterococcus faecalis, sortase A (SrtA) and sortase C (SrtC). Understanding these enzymes will...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choo, Pei Yi.
Other Authors: Kimberly Ann Kline
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52701