A New Family of Lysozyme Inhibitors Contributing to Lysozyme Tolerance in Gram-Negative Bacteria

Lysozymes are ancient and important components of the innate immune system of animals that hydrolyze peptidoglycan, the major bacterial cell wall polymer. Bacteria engaging in commensal or pathogenic interactions with an animal host have evolved various strategies to evade this bactericidal enzyme,...

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Main Authors: Callewaert, Lien, Aertsen, Abram, Deckers, Daphne, Vanoirbeek, Kristof G. A., Vanderkelen, Lise, Van Herreweghe, Joris M., Masschalck, Barbara, Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, Robben, Johan, Michiels, Chris W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267010/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18369469
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000019
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