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An insight into the significance of the DnaK heat shock system in Staphylococcus aureus.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Nov 2012
Singh Vineet K, Syring Michael, Singh Anchal, Singhal Krish, Dalecki Alex, Johansson Trintje
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The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus utilizes a variety of different mechanisms to survive unfavorable stress conditions that are critical for its persistence in the environment and for pathogenicity. The staphylococcal DnaK heat shock system functions as a major protein folding machine under stress conditions that cause aggregation and un-folding of proteins. In prior studies, S. aureus cells with a...
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