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ABC transporter content diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae impacts competence regulation and bacteriocin production

The opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) uses natural genetic competence to increase its adaptability through horizontal gene transfer. One method of acquiring DNA is through predation of neighboring strains with antimicrobial peptides called “bacteriocins.” Competence and...

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Autores principales: Wang, Charles Y., Patel, Nisha, Wholey, Wei-Yun, Dawid, Suzanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1804668115