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Staphylococcal (phospho)lipases promote biofilm formation and host cell invasion.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Aug 2018
Nguyen Minh-Thu, Luqman Arif, Bitschar Katharina, Hertlein Tobias, Dick Johannes, Ohlsen Knut, Bröker Barbara, Schittek Birgit, Götz Friedrich
Abstract excerpt
Most Staphylococcus aureus strains secrete two lipases SAL1 and SAL2 encoded by gehA and gehB. These two lipases differ with respect to their substrate specificity. Staphylococcus hyicus secretes another lipase, SHL, which is in contrast to S. aureus lipases Ca2+-dependent and has a broad-spectrum lipase and phospholipase activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of staphylococcal (phospho)...
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