The serine protease HtrA plays a key role in heat-induced dispersal of pneumococcal biofilms
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80233-0
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) colonizes the human nasopharynx by forming multicellular biofilms. Due to the high level of asymptomatic carriage, transition to infections, such as otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, occurs often enough that… read more here.
Keywords: biofilm dispersal; protease; heat induced; pneumococcal biofilms ... See more keywords