Hyaluronate lyase activity in Malaysian Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Main Authors: Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi, Hanani, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Masri, Siti Norbaya, Osman, Malina, Jamal, Farida
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45523/8/Poster_ICBHSR_15_Hanani_4.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45523/10/Dr_Hanani_2015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45523/; https://www.facebook.com/ICBHSR/info?tab=page_info

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen cause various severe illness in human particularly pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis. One of its virulence factors is hyaluronate lyase, an enzyme which degrades hyaluronic acid (HA), a major component in extracellular matrix of human connective...