Kari Helene Berg

Pneumococcal CbpD is a murein hydrolase that requires a dual cell envelope binding specificity to kill target cells during fratricide

Vegard Eldholm, Ola Johnsborg, Daniel Straume et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2010 · 89 citations · Full text

Effects of Low PBP2b Levels on Cell Morphology and Peptidoglycan Composition in Streptococcus pneumoniae R6

Kari Helene Berg, Gro Anita Stamsås, Daniel Straume et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2013 · 88 citations · Full text

Branched Muropeptides, Medical Microbiology, Health Sciences +15

Class A PBPs have a distinct and unique role in the construction of the pneumococcal cell wall

Daniel Straume, Katarzyna Wiaroslawa Piechowiak, Silje Olsen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 66 citations · Full text

LytF, a Novel Competence-Regulated Murein Hydrolase in the Genus Streptococcus

Kari Helene Berg, Hilde Solheim Ohnstad, Leiv Sigve Håvarstein · Journal of Bacteriology · 2011 · 47 citations · Full text

Biosynthesis, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +15

Identification of pneumococcal proteins that are functionally linked to penicillin‐binding protein 2b (PBP2b)

Daniel Straume, Gro Anita Stamsås, Kari Helene Berg et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2016 · 46 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Accessory Proteins, Health Sciences +15