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Yersinia enterocolitica and Photorhabdus asymbiotica β-lactamases BlaA are exported by the twin-arginine translocation pathway.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jan 2013
Schriefer Eva-Maria, Hoffmann-Thoms Stephanie, Schmid Franz X, Schmid Annika, Heesemann Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
In general, β-lactamases of medically important Gram-negative bacteria are Sec-dependently translocated into the periplasm. In contrast, β-lactamases of Mycobacteria spp. (BlaC, BlaS) and the Gram-negative environmental bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (L2) and Xanthomonas campestris (Bla(XCC-1)) have been reported to be secreted by the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) system. Yersinia enterocolitica...
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