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    New insights in the coordinated amidase and glucosaminidase activity of the major autolysin (Atl) in Staphylococcus aureus

    After bacterial cell division, the daughter cells are still covalently interlinked by the peptidoglycan network which is resolved by specific hydrolases (autolysins) to release the daughter cells. In staphyloc...

    Mulugeta Nega, Paula Maria Tribelli, Katharina Hipp, Mark Stahl in Communications Biology (2020)

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    Trace amines produced by skin bacteria accelerate wound healing in mice

    Certain skin bacteria are able to convert aromatic amino acids (AAA) into trace amines (TA) that act as neuromodulators. Since the human skin and sweat contain a comparatively high content of AAA one can expec...

    Arif Luqman, Muhammad Zainul Muttaqin, Sumah Yulaipi in Communications Biology (2020)