Adenylate kinase potentiates the capsular polysaccharide by modulating Cps2D in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39
Pneumococcal disease: enzyme interaction promotes thickening of defensive bacterial capsule A physical interaction between two key enzymes explains how the bacterium responsible for causing pneumococcal disease thickens its external capsule during infection of the bloodstream. A team led by Dong-Kwo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-09-01
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Series: | Experimental and Molecular Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-018-0141-y |