Competence shut-off by intracellular pheromone degradation in salivarius streptococci.
Competence for DNA transformation is a major strategy for bacterial adaptation and survival. Yet, this successful tactic is energy-consuming, shifts dramatically the metabolism, and transitory impairs the regular cell-cycle. In streptococci, complex regulatory pathways control competence deactivatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010198 |