Resistance to Mucosal Lysozyme Compensates for the Fitness Deficit of Peptidoglycan Modifications by Streptococcus pneumoniae (original) (raw)
Figure 8
Effect of peptidoglycan modifying enzymes PgdA and Adr on expression of capsular polysaccharide (CPS).
Sonicates of the bacterial strain indicated were used in a capture ELISA to measure the amount of cell-associated type 4 CPS produced relative to the total amount of protein. Values are relative to a standard with purified type 4 CPS and based on four independent determinations ±S.D. (* p<0.05, ** p<0.01).