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Enterococcal sex pheromone precursors are part of signal sequences for surface lipoproteins
1 Jan 2000
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Sir, The enterococci are among the three most common types of bacteria involved in nosocomial infections in the USA. Pheromone-inducible plasmid transfer is an important mechanism for dissemination of antibiotic resistance and virulence in these organisms. We would like to relate some significant information that has recently become available, concerning the intercellular signals that trigger conjugation....
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