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The peptidoglycan hydrolase TcpG is required for efficient conjugative transfer of pCW3 in Clostridium perfringens.
Plasmid - 1 Mar 2012
Bantwal Radhika, Bannam Trudi L, Porter Corrine J, Quinsey Noelene S, Lyras Dena, Adams Vicki, Rood Julian I
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Peptidoglycan hydrolases that are specifically associated with bacterial conjugation systems are postulated to facilitate the assembly of the transfer apparatus by creating a temporally and spatially controlled local opening in the peptidoglycan layer. To date little is known about the role of such enzymes in conjugation systems from Gram-positive bacteria. Conjugative plasmids from the Gram-positive pathogen...
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