MurM和分支细胞壁结构对Streptococcus pneumoniae中的青素耐药性的影响

Ragnhild Sødal Gjennestad1, Maria Victoria Heggenhougen1, Anja Ruud Winther1

  • 1Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Akershus, Norway.

Journal of bacteriology
|October 8, 2025
PubMed
概括

肺炎链球菌 (Streptococcus pneumoniae) 的青素耐药性至关重要,但细胞壁分支升高并不会增加耐药性. 一个功能性的MurM酶很重要,可能间接地影响细胞壁合成抵抗.

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