Pronounced metabolic changes in adaptation to biofilm growth by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Streptococcus pneumoniae accounts for a significant global burden of morbidity and mortality and biofilm development is increasingly recognised as important for colonization and infection. Analysis of protein expression patterns during biofilm development may therefore provide valuable insights to t...

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Main Authors: Raymond N Allan, Paul Skipp, Johanna Jefferies, Stuart C Clarke, Saul N Faust, Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Jeremy Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4154835?pdf=render