Streptococcus pneumoniae, le transformiste

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 113-119

  Johnston, Calum ^a,b   Campo, Nathalie ^a,b   Bergé, Matthieu J ^a,b,c   Polard, Patrice ^a,b   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UPS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Competence; DNA uptake; Genetic exchange; Natural transformation; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN DPNA; PROTEIN DPRA; PROTEIN ENDA; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENDA PROTEIN; NUCLEASE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIPLOIDY; DNA MODIFICATION; GENETIC PLASTICITY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MERODIPLOIDY; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PNEUMOCOCCAL FRATRICIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA BINDING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

COMPETENCE; DNA UPTAKE; GENETIC EXCHANGE; NATURAL TRANSFORMATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84896695759     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.01.002     Document Type: Review

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