Enterococcal PrgA Extends Far Outside the Cell and Provides Surface Exclusion to Protect against Unwanted Conjugation

Keyphrases

• Plasmid 100%
• Enterococcus 100%
• Conjugation 100%
• Conjugative Plasmid 100%
• Virulence Factors 66%
• Protease Domain 66%
• Type IV Secretion 33%
• Enterococcus Faecalis 33%
• Cell Wall 33%
• Virulence 33%
• Antibiotic Resistance 33%
• Gram-positive Bacteria 33%
• Surface Proteins 33%
• Cell Adhesion 33%
• Adhesin 33%
• Physical Barrier 33%
• Secretion Systems 33%
• Donor Cells 33%
• Order of Magnitude 33%
• In Vivo Experiment 33%
• Protein Post-translational Modification 33%
• Catalytic Site 33%
• Horizontal Gene Transfer 33%
• Rapid Spread 33%
• Cell Aggregation 33%
• In Silico Analysis 33%
• Fitness Advantage 33%
• Mating Experiment 33%
• Exclusion Effect 33%

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

• Surface Property 100%
• Plasmid 60%
• Conjugative Plasmid 60%
• Protease 40%
• Virulence Factor 40%
• Posttranslational Modification 20%
• Horizontal Gene Transfer 20%
• Enterococcus faecalis 20%
• Gram Positive Bacterium 20%
• Cell Aggregation 20%
• Computer Model 20%
• Type IV Secretion System 20%
• Transmembrane Protein 20%
• Membrane Protein 20%
• Antibiotic Resistance 20%

Immunology and Microbiology

• Surface Property 100%
• Plasmid 50%
• Conjugative Plasmid 50%
• Virulence Factor 33%
• Cell Wall 16%
• Antimicrobial Resistance 16%
• Gram-Positive Bacteria 16%
• Enterococcus faecalis 16%
• Protein Processing 16%
• Cell Aggregation 16%
• Horizontal Gene Transfer 16%
• Computer Model 16%
• Type IV Secretion System 16%