Extracellular identification of a processed type II ComR/ComS pheromone of Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 3781-3788

  Khan, Rabia ^a   Rukke, Håkon V ^a   Filho, Antonio Pedro Ricomini ^a   Fimland, Gunnar ^b   Arntzen, Magnus Ø ^a   Thiede, Bernd ^a   Petersen, Fernanda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; HEPTAPEPTIDE; PHEROMONE; SIGX INDUCING PEPTIDE; TYPE II COMR COMS PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE DELETION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHEROMONES; PROTEOME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84866340462     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00624-12     Document Type: Article

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