Is the Ami-Alia/B oligopeptide permease of Streptococcus pneumoniae involved in sensing environmental conditions?

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 457-463

  Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a   Grossiord, Benoît ^a   Alloing, Geneviève ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adherence; Amino acid transport; Competence; Methotrexate resistance; Oligopeptide ABC permease; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

AMI OLIGOPEPTIDE PERMEASE; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENT; LIPOPROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033861237     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00169-8     Document Type: Review

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