Relationship between Expression of the Family of M Proteins and Lipoteichoic Acid to Hydrophobicity and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pyogenes
Harry S. Courtney, Itzhak Ofek, Thomas Penfound et al. · 2009
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Harry Courtney and colleagues published this microbiology study in PLOS ONE in 2009. Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacterium that causes strep throat and more serious infections. Its surface is water-repelling, a trait that helps it stick to surfaces and form biofilms. That trait comes mainly from lipoteichoic acid held on the cell surface.
How that acid stays anchored was not well understood. The team tested how the family of M proteins relates to this acid and to biofilm growth. M proteins are key surface proteins of the bacterium. Their findings tie the bacterium's grip and film-forming habits to specific surface parts.
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| CREATOR | Harry S. Courtney, Itzhak Ofek, Thomas Penfound et al. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2009 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS ONE |
Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0004166