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Streptococcus pneumoniae detects and responds to foreign bacterial peptide fragments in its environment

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of bacterial meningitis and pneumonia but usually colonizes the human nasopharynx harmlessly. As this niche is simultaneously populated by other bacterial species, we looked for a role and pathway of communication between pneumococci and other species....

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Main Authors: Hathaway, Lucy J., Bättig, Patrick, Reber, Sandra, Rotzetter, Jeannine U., Aebi, Suzanne, Hauser, Christoph, Heller, Manfred, Kadioglu, Aras, Mühlemann, Kathrin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4043112/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24718598
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130224
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