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The Sortase SrtA of Listeria monocytogenes Is Involved in Processing of Internalin and in Virulence
1 Mar 2002
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Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular gram-positive human pathogen that invades eucaryotic cells. Among the surface-exposed proteins playing a role in this invasive process, internalin belongs to the family of LPXTG proteins, which are known to be covalently linked to the bacterial cell wall in gram-positive bacteria. Recently, it has been shown in Staphylococcus aureus that the covalent anchoring of protein...
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