In Streptococcus pneumoniae, PcsB is predicted to perform ... The protein adopts a dimeric structure in which the V-shaped coiled–coil (CC) domain of each monomer acts as a pair of molecular ...

The full research paper is called Characterization of tRNA-dependent Peptide Bond Formation by MurM in the Synthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Peptidoglycan and it has just been published (March ...

Pneumococcal meningitis was associated with a case-fatality rate of almost 30% in children with sickle cell disease, a study ...

pneumoniae superinfection, presumably through binding competition. "Our findings support the targeting of regions of PspA for therapeutic and vaccine development against influenza A/Streptococcus ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumococcal disease. There are more than 100 strains of this bacteria, though not all of them lead to infections. People can carry ...

Microbiologic Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated before, during, or after Therapy with Oral Levofloxacin from Four Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Patient 3 was a 66 ...