Unpuzzling Friunavirus-Host Interactions One Piece at a Time: Phage Recognizes <i>Acinetobacter pittii</i> via a New K38 Capsule Depolymerase

• Main Authors: Rita Domingues (Author), Ana Barbosa (Author), Sílvio B. Santos (Author), Diana Priscila Pires (Author), Jonathan Save (Author), Grégory Resch (Author), Joana Azeredo (Author), Hugo Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Acinetobacter pittii</i> is a species that belong to the <i>Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii</i> complex, increasingly recognized as major nosocomial bacterial pathogens, often associated with multiple drug-resistances. The capsule surrounding the bacteria represents...