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Journal of Bacteriology, May 2000, p. 2635-2638, Vol. 182, No. 9
Bayer AG, PH Research Antiinfectives I,
D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany,1 and
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich,
CH-8028 Zürich, Switzerland2
Received 18 October 1999/Accepted 3 February 2000
The FemAB-like factors Lif and Epr confer resistance to
glycylglycine endopeptidases lysostaphin and Ale-1, respectively, by
incorporating serine residues into the staphylococcal peptidoglycan interpeptide bridges specifically at positions 3 and 5. This required the presence of FemA and/or FemB, in contrast to earlier postulations.
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Site-Specific Serine Incorporation by Lif and Epr
into Positions 3 and 5 of the Staphylococcal Peptidoglycan
Interpeptide Bridge
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Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Gloriastr. 32, Postfach, CH-8028 Zürich, Switzerland. Phone: 41 1 634 26 50. Fax: 41 1 634 49 06. E-mail: bberger{at}immv.unizh.ch.
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