Increased Zinc Availability Enhances Initial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacteria growing within biofilms are protected from antibiotics and the immune system. Within these structures, horizontal transfer of genes encoding virulence factors, and promoting antibiotic resistance occurs, making biofilms an extremely important aspect of pneumococcal colonization and persiste...

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Autores principales: Brown, Lindsey R., Caulkins, Rachel C., Schartel, Tyler E., Rosch, Jason W., Honsa, Erin S., Schultz-Cherry, Stacey, Meliopoulos, Victoria A., Cherry, Sean, Thornton, Justin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28638805
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00233

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