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Serratamolide is a hemolytic factor produced by Serratia marcescens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Shanks Robert M Q, Stella Nicholas A, Lahr Roni M, Wang Shaoru, Veverka Tara I, Kowalski Regis P, Liu Xinyu
Abstract excerpt
Serratia marcescens is a common contaminant of contact lens cases and lenses. Hemolytic factors of S. marcescens contribute to the virulence of this opportunistic bacterial pathogen. We took advantage of an observed hyper-hemolytic phenotype of crp mutants to investigate mechanisms of hemolysis. A genetic screen revealed that swrW is necessary for the hyper-hemolysis phenotype of crp mutants. The swrW gene is...
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