Karl L. Ocius

Identification of a family of peptidoglycan transpeptidases reveals that <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> requires noncanonical cross-links for viability

Kevin W. Bollinger, Ute Müh, Karl L. Ocius et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2024 · 19 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16

Amidation of glutamate residues in mycobacterial peptidoglycan is essential for cell wall cross-linking

Moagi Tube Shaku, Karl L. Ocius, Alexis J. Apostolos et al. · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · 2023 · 18 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Metabolic Processing of Selenium-Based Bioisosteres of <i>meso</i> -Diaminopimelic Acid in Live Bacteria

Alexis J. Apostolos, Karl L. Ocius, Thameez M. Koyasseril-Yehiya et al. · Biochemistry · 2022 · 15 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +15

A modified BCG with depletion of enzymes associated with peptidoglycan amidation induces enhanced protection against tuberculosis in mice

Moagi Tube Shaku, Peter Um, Karl L. Ocius et al. · eLife · 2024 · 11 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17