Expression of the lux genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae modulates pilus expression and virulence.

Bioluminescence has been harnessed for use in bacterial reporter systems and for in vivo imaging of infection in animal models. Strain Xen35, a bioluminescent derivative of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 strain TIGR4 was previously constructed for use for in vivo imaging of infections in animal...

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Main Authors: Jenny A Herbert, Andrea M Mitchell, Ryan Ritchie, Jiangtao Ma, Kirsty Ross-Hutchinson, Timothy J Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5771582?pdf=render