Regulation of competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae: A link between quorum sensing and DNA processing genes

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 445-451

  Morrison, Donald A ^a   Lee, Myeong S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; Peptide pheromone; Quorum sensing; Regulon; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033859371     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00171-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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