Structure and function of cytidine monophosphate kinase from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, essential for virulence but not for survival

The need for new antibiotics has become pressing in light of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of human pathogens. Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is a public health threat and also an agent of concern in biodefence. It is a recently emerged clonal derivative of the enter...

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Main Authors: Nicola J. Walker, Elizabeth A. Clark, Donna C. Ford, Helen L. Bullifent, Erin V. McAlister, Melanie L. Duffield, K. Ravi Acharya, Petra C. F. Oyston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2012-01-01
Series:Open Biology
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsob.120142