Pleiotropic mutations alter the kinetics of calcium transport, competence regulation, autolysis and experimental virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-13

  Azoulay Dupuis, E ^a   Rieux, V ^a   Rivier, C ^c   Trombe, M C ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autolysis; Calcium; Genetic exchanges; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Transport; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031964736     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)83618-2     Document Type: Article

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