Using the overlay assay to qualitatively measure bacterial production of and sensitivity to pneumococcal bacteriocins

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 91, 2014, Pages

  Maricic, Natalie ^a   Dawid, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bacterial competition; Bacteriocins; BLP locus; Infectious Diseases; Issue 91; Overlay assay; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIOCINS; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84908297673     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51876     Document Type: Article

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