The highly conserved serine threonine kinase StkP of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>contributes to penicillin susceptibility independently from genes encoding penicillin-binding proteins
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The serine/threonine kinase StkP of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>is a major virulence factor in the mouse model of infection. StkP is a modular protein with a N-terminal kinase domain a C-terminal PASTA domain carryi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/121 |