The crystal structure of alanine racemase from <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae</it>, a target for structure-based drug design

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>is a globally important pathogen. The Gram-positive diplococcus is a leading cause of pneumonia, otitis media, bacteremia, and meningitis, and antibiotic resistant strains have become inc...

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Main Authors: Davlieva Milya, Strych Ulrich, Sharpe Miriam L, Im Hookang, Krause Kurt L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/116