MalE of group A Streptococcus participates in the rapid transport of maltotriose and longer maltodextrins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2610-2617

  Shelburne III, Samuel A ^a   Fang, Han ^b   Okorafor, Nnaja ^a   Sumby, Paul ^c   Sitkiewicz, Izabela ^c   Keith, David ^a   Patel, Payal ^c   Austin, Celest ^a   Graviss, Edward A ^a   Musser, James M ^c   Chow, Dar Chone ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MALTOTRIOSE; PROTEIN MALE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THERMODYNAMICS;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIA; KINETICS; MALTOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRISACCHARIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 34147118421     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01539-06     Document Type: Article

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