Influence of the spxB gene on competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1184-1189

  Bättig, Patrick ^a   Mühlemann, Kathrin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATALASE; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE 1; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PYRUVATE OXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; COMC GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SPXB GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ACETATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; PYRUVATE OXIDASE; REC A RECOMBINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 38949088973     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01517-07     Document Type: Article

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