Epitopes in the capsular polysaccharide and the porin OmpK36 receptors are required for bacteriophage infection of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Summary: To kill bacteria, bacteriophages (phages) must first bind to a receptor, triggering the release of the phage DNA into the bacterial cell. Many bacteria secrete polysaccharides that had been thought to shield bacterial cells from phage attack. We use a comprehensive genetic screen to disting...

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Published in:	Cell Reports
Main Authors:	Rhys A. Dunstan, Rebecca S. Bamert, Kher Shing Tan, Uvini Imbulgoda, Christopher K. Barlow, George Taiaroa, Derek J. Pickard, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, Gordon Dougan, Francesca L. Short, Trevor Lithgow
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Subjects:	CP: Microbiology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723005624