Competence for genetic transformation in encapsulated strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Two allelic variants of the peptide pheromone

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6087-6090

  Pozzi, G ^a,b   Masala, L ^a   Iannelli, F ^a   Manganelli, R ^b   Havarstein L S ^c   Piccoli, L ^d   Simon, D ^d   Morrison, D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c GSK   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029795692     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.6087-6090.1996     Document Type: Article

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