A Type IV Pilus Mediates DNA Binding during Natural Transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Laurenceau, Raphaël ^a,b   Péhau Arnaudet, Gérard ^b   Baconnais, Sonia ^c   Gault, Joseph ^a,b   Malosse, Christian ^a,b   Dujeancourt, Annick ^a,b   Campo, Nathalie ^d   Chamot Rooke, Julia ^a,b   Le Cam, Eric ^c   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^d   Fronzes, Rémi ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^d UMR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; DNA BINDING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; INTERNALIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84879515523     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003473     Document Type: Article

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