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cse, a Chimeric and variable gene, encodes an extracellular protein involved in cellular segregation in Streptococcus thermophilus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2005
Borges Frédéric, Layec Séverine, Thibessard Annabelle, Fernandez Annabelle, Gintz Brigitte, Hols Pascal, Decaris Bernard, Leblond-Bourget Nathalie
Abstract excerpt
The isolation of a Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368 mutant displaying a long-chain phenotype allowed us to identify the cse gene (for cellular segregation). The N terminus of Cse exhibits high similarity to Streptococcus agalactiae surface immunogenic protein (SIP), while its C terminus exhibits high similarity to S. thermophilus PcsB. In CNRZ368, deletion of the entire cse open reading frame leads to drastic...
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