Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
DOI
10.1016/s0378-1097(99)00669-2
Publication Title
FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume
183
Issue
2
Pages
201-207
Abstract
Bacterial hyaluronidases, enzymes capable of breaking down hyaluronate, are produced by a number of pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria that initiate infections at the skin or mucosal surfaces. Since reports of the hyaluronidases first appeared, there have been numerous suggestions as to the role of the enzyme in the disease process. Unlike some of the other more well studied virulence factors, much of the information on the role of hyaluronidase is speculative, with little or no data to substantiate proposed roles. Over the last 5 years, a number of these enzymes from Gram-positive organisms have been cloned, and the nucleotide sequence determined. Phylogenetic analysis, using the deduced amino acid sequences of the Gram-positive hyaluronidases, suggests a relatedness among some of the enzymes. Molecular advances may lend to a more thorough understanding of the role of hyaluronidases in bacterial physiology and pathogenesis. (C) 2000 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Original Publication Citation
Hynes, W. L., & Walton, S. L. (2000). Hyaluronidases of gram-positive bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 183(2), 201-207. doi:10.1016/s0378-1097(99)00669-2
Repository Citation
Hynes, Wayne L. and Walton, Sheryl Lynne, "Hyaluronidases of Gram-Positive Bacteria" (2000). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 359.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/359
ORCID
0000-0003-3998-7781 (Hynes)