Promiscuous signaling by a regulatory system unique to the pandemic PMEN1 pneumococcal lineage.

Promiscuous signaling by a regulatory system unique to the pandemic PMEN1 pneumococcal lineage.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading cause of death and disease in children and elderly. Genetic variability among isolates from this species is high. These differences, often the product of gene loss or gene acquisition via horizontal gene transfer, can endow strains with new molecu...

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Main Authors: Anagha Kadam, Rory A Eutsey, Jason Rosch, Xinyu Miao, Mark Longwell, Wenjie Xu, Carol A Woolford, Todd Hillman, Anfal Shakir Motib, Hasan Yesilkaya, Aaron P Mitchell, N Luisa Hiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436883?pdf=render

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