Competence increases survival during stress in Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3475-3485

  Engelmoer, Daniel J P ^a   Rozen, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA for repair; Evolution of sex; Microbial evolution; Recombination; SOS response

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RECOMBINATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA DAMAGE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 82755160933     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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