The outer surface protease, SepM, is required for blp locus activation in three of the four most common pherotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
S. Ratner, K. Bollinger, J. Richardson, S. Dawid
The paper shows that the protease SepM is required for activation of three out of four BlpC pherotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae, with the fourth type being SepM-independent due to its shorter length.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2022Microbiology