Control of competence by related non-coding csRNAs in Streptococcus pneumoniae R6.

The two-component regulatory system CiaRH of Streptococcus pneumoniae is involved in ß-lactam resistance, maintenance of cell integrity, bacteriocin production, host colonization, virulence, and competence. The response regulator CiaR controls, among other genes, expression of five highly similar sm...

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Main Authors: Anke eLaux, Anne eSexauer, Dineshan eSivaselvarajah, Anne eKaysen, Reinhold eBrückner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00246/full