nagZ Triggers Gonococcal Biofilm Disassembly

Bacterial-bacterial interactions play a critical role in promoting biofilm formation. Here we show that NagZ, a protein associated with peptidoglycan recycling, has moonlighting activity that allows it to modulate biofilm accumulation by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. We characterize the biochemical propert...

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Main Authors: Bhoopalan, Senthil V., Piekarowicz, Andrzej, Lenz, Jonathan D., Dillard, Joseph P., Stein, Daniel C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772129/