Identification of Membrane-Bound Lytic Murein Transglycosylase A (MltA) as a Growth Factor for Francisella novicida in a Silkworm Infection Model

Identification of Membrane-Bound Lytic Murein Transglycosylase A (MltA) as a Growth Factor for Francisella novicida in a Silkworm Infection Model

Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is transmitted by arthropod vectors within mammalian hosts. The detailed mechanisms contributing to growth and survival of Francisella within arthropod remain poorly understood. To identify novel factors supporting growth and survival of Fran...

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Main Authors: Takemasa Nakamura, Takashi Shimizu, Fumiya Inagaki, Shoma Okazaki, Shib Shankar Saha, Akihiko Uda, Kenta Watanabe, Masahisa Watarai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Francisella
tularemia
silkworm
transglycosylase
infection model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2020.581864/full

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