Host Glycan Sugar-Specific Pathways in Streptococcus pneumonia: Galactose as a Key Sugar in Colonisation and Infection

Laura Paixão; Joana Oliveira; André Veríssimo; Susana Vinga; Eva C. Lourenço; M. Rita Ventura; Morten Kjos; Jan-Willem Veening; Vitor E. Fernandes; Peter W. Andrew; Hasan Yesilkaya; Ana Rute Neves

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121042

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Host Glycan Sugar-Specific Pathways in Streptococcus pneumonia: Galactose as a Key Sugar in Colonisation and Infection

Laura Paixão,

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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Joana Oliveira,

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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André Veríssimo,

Affiliation Centre for Intelligent Systems, LAETA, IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Susana Vinga,

Affiliation Centre for Intelligent Systems, LAETA, IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Eva C. Lourenço,

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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M. Rita Ventura,

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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Morten Kjos,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Jan-Willem Veening,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Vitor E. Fernandes,

Affiliation Department of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Peter W. Andrew,

Affiliation Department of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Hasan Yesilkaya,

Affiliation Department of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Ana Rute Neves

* E-mail: dkruns@chr-hansen.com

Current address: Chr. Hansen A/S, Bøge Alle 10–12, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark

Affiliation Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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Host Glycan Sugar-Specific Pathways in Streptococcus pneumonia: Galactose as a Key Sugar in Colonisation and Infection

Laura Paixão,
Joana Oliveira,
André Veríssimo,
Susana Vinga,
Eva C. Lourenço,
M. Rita Ventura,
Morten Kjos,
Jan-Willem Veening,
Vitor E. Fernandes,
Peter W. Andrew

Published: March 31, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121042

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