The Streptococcus sanguinis Competence Regulon Is Not Required for Infective Endocarditis Virulence in a Rabbit Model

Streptococcus sanguinis is an important component of dental plaque and a leading cause of infective endocarditis. Genetic competence in S. sanguinis requires a quorum sensing system encoded by the early comCDE genes, as well as late genes controlled by the alternative sigma factor, ComX. Previous st...

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Autores principales: Callahan, Jill E., Munro, Cindy L., Kitten, Todd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026403

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22039480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026403

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