The cryptic competence pathway in Streptococcus pyogenes is controlled by a peptide pheromone

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 4589-4600

  Mashburn Warren, Lauren ^a   Morrison, Donald A ^a   Federle, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; SIGX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUORUM SENSING; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; QUORUM SENSING; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGMA FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84866309689     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00830-12     Document Type: Article

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