Polymerizing activity and regulation of group B Streptococcus pilus 2a sortase C1

Group B Streptococcus [GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae] is the leading cause of life-threatening diseases in newborn and is also becoming a common cause of invasive diseases in non-pregnant, elderly and immune-compromised adults. Pili, long filamentous fibers protruding from the bacterial surface, hav...

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Main Author: Zerbini, Francesca <1982>
Other Authors: Scarlato, Vincenzo
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 2014
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Online Access:http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6480/