Multiple evolutionary origins reflect the importance of sialic acid transporters in the colonization potential of bacterial pathogens and commensals
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000614
Abstract: Located at the tip of cell surface glycoconjugates, sialic acids are at the forefront of host–microbe interactions and, being easily liberated by sialidase enzymes, are used as metabolites by numerous bacteria, particularly by pathogens and… read more here.
Keywords: acid transporters; pathogens commensals; evolutionary origins; acid ... See more keywords