Streptococcus pneumoniae is a frequent colonizer of the upper airways; however, it is also
an accomplished pathogen capable of causing life‐threatening diseases. To colonize and …

In red algae, the most abundant principal cell wall polysaccharides are mixed galactan
agars, of which agarose is a common component. While bioconversion of agarose is …

Native porphyran is a hybrid of porphryan and agarose. As a common element of edible
seaweed, this algal galactan is a frequent component of the human diet. Bacterial members of …

The bacteria that metabolize agarose use multiple enzymes of complementary specificities
to hydrolyze the glycosidic linkages in agarose, a linear polymer comprising the repeating …

The vast majority of proteins are posttranslationally altered, with the addition of covalently
linked sugars (glycosylation) being one of the most abundant modifications. However, despite …

Pseudoalteromonas is a globally distributed marine-associated genus that can be found in
a broad range of aquatic environments, including in association with macroalgal surfaces …

Bacterial cell-surface proteins play integral roles in host-pathogen interactions. These
proteins are often architecturally and functionally sophisticated and yet few studies of such …

The genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains, as typified by the TIGR4 strain, contain
several genes encoding proteins putatively involved in α‐glucan degradation, modification …

A challenge faced by peptidases is the recognition of highly diverse substrates. A feature of
some peptidase families is the capacity to specifically use post-translationally added glycans …

Glycans decorate proteins and affect their biological function, including protection against
proteolytic degradation. However, pathogenic, and commensal bacteria have evolved specific …