Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes mild human
infections such as pharyngitis and impetigo and serious infections such as necrotizing …

The cell wall envelopes of gram-positive bacteria represent a surface organelle that not only
functions as a cytoskeletal element but also promotes interactions between bacteria and …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is carried in the nasopharynx of healthy
individuals, but can spread to other host sites and lead to pneumonia, bacteraemia, otitis …

Pili of Gram‐negative pathogens are formed from pilin precursor molecules by non‐covalent
association within the outer membrane envelope. Gram‐positive microbes employ the cell …

The cell wall envelope of staphylococci and other Gram-positive pathogens is coated with
surface proteins that interact with human host tissues. Surface proteins of Staphylococcus …

Surface proteins are critical in determining the identifying characteristics of individual
bacteria and their interaction with the environment. Because the structure of the cell surface …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a human‐adapted pathogen
responsible for a wide spectrum of disease. GAS can cause relatively mild illnesses, such as …

The covalent anchoring of surface proteins to the cell wall envelope of Gram-positive
bacteria occurs by a universal mechanism requiring sortases, extracellular transpeptidases …

Streptococcus agalactiae [group B streptococcus (GBS)] is the leading cause of neonatal
pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis. An in silico genome analysis indicated that GBS strain …

The formation of adhesive pili on the surface of Gram-negative bacteria has been studied in
detail, whereas the pilus assembly pathways in Gram-positive bacteria remain to be …