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Characterization of the Competitive Pneumocin Peptides of Streptococcus pneumoniae

In the polymicrobial environment of the human nasopharynx, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) competes with other members of the microbial community for limited nutrients in part by secreting small peptide bacteriocins called pneumocins. Pneumocin production is controlled by a quorum sensing sy...

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Autores principales: Wholey, Wei-Yun, Abu-Khdeir, Maha, Yu, Emily A., Siddiqui, Saher, Esimai, Ogenna, Dawid, Suzanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6422914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30915281
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00055