Transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Mosaic genes and the regulation of competence

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 453-456

  Hakenbeck, Regine ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence regulation; Mosaic gene; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; OPERON; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033859372     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00170-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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