The virulence factor Type IV pili (T4P) are surface appendages used by the opportunistic pathogen for twitching motility and adhesion in the environment and during infection. Additionally, the use of these appendages by for biofilm formation increases its virulence and drug resistance. Therefore, attenuation of the activity of T4P would be desirable to control infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present work focuses firstly on the evaluation of the effect of laccase on enzymatic hydrolysis of hazelnut husk which is one of the most abundant lignocellulosic agricultural residues generated in Turkey. In this respect, the co-enzymatic treatment of hazelnut husk by cellulase and laccase, without a conventional pretreatment step is evaluated. Using 2.
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