Fratricide is essential for efficient gene transfer between pneumococci in biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5897-5905

  Wei, Hua ^a   Håvarstein, Leiv Sigve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOFILM CELLS; GENE EXCHANGE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH MEDIUM; LIQUID CULTURE; MULTISPECIES BIOFILM; NATURAL CONDITIONS; NATURAL HABITAT; ORAL CAVITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TARGET CELLS;

CELL CULTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; HYDROLASES; LIQUIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BIOFILMS;

AMIDASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CBPD PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; LYTC PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GENE TRANSFER; SECRETION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILMS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84866166944     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01343-12     Document Type: Article

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