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Contribution of ClpE to virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Zhang Qun, Xu Song-Xiao, Wang Hong, Xu Wen-Chun, Zhang Xue-Mei, Wu Kai-Feng, Liu Lan, Yin Yi-Bing
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-dependent caseinolytic proteases (Clp) play a fundamental role in stress tolerance and virulence in many pathogenic bacteria. Although ClpE of Streptococcus pneumoniae is required for growth at high temperatures, little is known about the role of ClpE in pathogenesis. In this study, we ob...
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