Genetic variation in comC, the gene encoding competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) in Streptococcus mutans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Allan, Elaine ^a   Hussain, Haitham A ^a   Crawford, Kevin R ^b   Miah, Shahjahan ^a   Ascott, Zoë K ^b   Khwaja, Mahrukh H ^b   Hosie, Arthur H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence stimulating peptide; Genetic competence; Genetic diversity; Natural transformation; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33846700986     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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