Sortase anchored proteins of Streptococcus uberis play major roles in the pathogenesis of bovine mastitis in dairy cattle

Streptococcus uberis, strain 0140J, contains a single copy sortase A (srtA), encoding a transamidase capable of covalently anchoring specific proteins to peptidoglycan. Unlike the wild-type, an isogenic mutant carrying an inactivating ISS1 insertion within srtA was only able to infect the bovine mam...

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Main Authors: Leigh, James A., Egan, Sharon A., Ward, Philip N., Field, Terence R., Coffey, Tracey J.
Format: Article
Published: EDP Sciences 2010
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37635/