Characterization of the Competitive Pneumocin Peptides of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology"
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00055
Abstract: In the polymicrobial environment of the human nasopharynx, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) competes with other members of the microbial community for limited nutrients in part by secreting small peptide bacteriocins called pneumocins. Pneumocin production is controlled… read more here.
Keywords: blp locus; immunity; blp transporter; streptococcus pneumoniae ... See more keywords