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Pascal Courtin

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1 Control of the transcription of a short gene encoding a cyclic peptide in Streptococcus thermophilus: a new quorum-sensing system? J Bacteriol 2007 1.32
2 Peptidoglycan N-acetylglucosamine deacetylation decreases autolysis in Lactococcus lactis. Microbiology 2007 1.31
3 Cell surface of Lactococcus lactis is covered by a protective polysaccharide pellicle. J Biol Chem 2010 1.29
4 Clostridium difficile has an original peptidoglycan structure with a high level of N-acetylglucosamine deacetylation and mainly 3-3 cross-links. J Biol Chem 2011 1.17
5 Characterization of O-acetylation of N-acetylglucosamine: a novel structural variation of bacterial peptidoglycan. J Biol Chem 2011 1.15
6 Genetic and biochemical characterization of the cell wall hydrolase activity of the major secreted protein of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. PLoS One 2012 1.14
7 Enterococcus faecalis constitutes an unusual bacterial model in lysozyme resistance. Infect Immun 2007 1.13
8 The lactococcal phages Tuc2009 and TP901-1 incorporate two alternate forms of their tail fiber into their virions for infection specialization. J Biol Chem 2013 1.11
9 Identification of the asparagine synthase responsible for D-Asp amidation in the Lactococcus lactis peptidoglycan interpeptide crossbridge. J Bacteriol 2009 1.02
10 Penicillin-binding protein folding is dependent on the PrsA peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 2010 1.01
11 Analysis of the peptidoglycan hydrolase complement of Lactobacillus casei and characterization of the major γ-D-glutamyl-L-lysyl-endopeptidase. PLoS One 2012 0.98
12 Identification of an essential gene responsible for D-Asp incorporation in the Lactococcus lactis peptidoglycan crossbridge. Mol Microbiol 2006 0.96
13 Variations in the degree of D-Alanylation of teichoic acids in Lactococcus lactis alter resistance to cationic antimicrobials but have no effect on bacterial surface hydrophobicity and charge. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.93
14 Differences in lactococcal cell wall polysaccharide structure are major determining factors in bacteriophage sensitivity. MBio 2014 0.93
15 The lysozyme-induced peptidoglycan N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase PgdA (EF1843) is required for Enterococcus faecalis virulence. J Bacteriol 2012 0.93
16 The CHAP domain of Cse functions as an endopeptidase that acts at mature septa to promote Streptococcus thermophilus cell separation. Mol Microbiol 2009 0.92
17 Role of the Group B antigen of Streptococcus agalactiae: a peptidoglycan-anchored polysaccharide involved in cell wall biogenesis. PLoS Pathog 2012 0.91
18 Characterization of Acp, a peptidoglycan hydrolase of Clostridium perfringens with N-acetylglucosaminidase activity that is implicated in cell separation and stress-induced autolysis. J Bacteriol 2010 0.91
19 Lactococcus lactis gene yjgB encodes a gamma-D-glutaminyl-L-lysyl-endopeptidase which hydrolyzes peptidoglycan. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.86
20 O-glycosylation as a novel control mechanism of peptidoglycan hydrolase activity. J Biol Chem 2013 0.86
21 Identification of key peptidoglycan hydrolases for morphogenesis, autolysis, and peptidoglycan composition of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Microb Cell Fact 2012 0.85
22 Acd, a peptidoglycan hydrolase of Clostridium difficile with N-acetylglucosaminidase activity. Microbiology 2005 0.83
23 Characterization of AtlL, a bifunctional autolysin of Staphylococcus lugdunensis with N-acetylglucosaminidase and N-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine amidase activities. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008 0.82
24 Identification of the amidotransferase AsnB1 as being responsible for meso-diaminopimelic acid amidation in Lactobacillus plantarum peptidoglycan. J Bacteriol 2011 0.81
25 A novel type of peptidoglycan-binding domain highly specific for amidated D-Asp cross-bridge, identified in Lactobacillus casei bacteriophage endolysins. J Biol Chem 2013 0.81
26 Isolation of Lactococcus lactis mutants simultaneously resistant to the cell wall-active bacteriocin Lcn972, lysozyme, nisin, and bacteriophage c2. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.80
27 Functional and morphological adaptation to peptidoglycan precursor alteration in Lactococcus lactis. J Biol Chem 2010 0.80
28 Genomic and expression analysis of the vanG-like gene cluster of Clostridium difficile. Microbiology 2013 0.76