Lysozyme resistance in C. difficile is dependent on two peptidoglycan deacetylases
G. M. Kaus, L. F. Snyder, U. Muh, M. J. Flores, D. L. Popham, C. D. Ellermeier
This paper identifies two peptidoglycan deacetylases, PgdA and PdaV, as essential for lysozyme resistance in C. difficile, showing they are partially redundant and critical for this resistance mechanism.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2020Microbiology