supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31400126);Basic Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2012CB721102);Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KJZD-EW-L02);Open Research Fund Program of the State Key Laboratory of Virology of China (No. 2014IOV002);Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety, Wuhan
The novel phage lysin PlySs2, is reported to be highly active against various bacteria, including staphylococci, streptococci and Listeria. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its broad lytic spectrum remain ...