Novel tools to analyse structure and synthesis of the pneumococcal cell wall
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the major human pathogens and causes one to two million deaths every year as a result of meningitis, pneumoniae and sepsis. The pneumococcal cell wall consists of peptidoglycan and teichoic acids and plays an important role in virulence. The peptidoglycan maintains...
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2010
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.606730 |