The adc locus, which affects competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae, encodes an ABC transporter with a putative lipoprotein homologous to a family of streptococcal adhesins

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-131

  Dintilhac, A ^a   Claverys, J P ^a  

^a UPS   (France)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; adhesin; lipoprotein; metal ion transport; Streptococcus pneumoniae; transformation; virulence

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; LIPOPROTEIN; METAL ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031081208     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)87643-7     Document Type: Article

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