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The impact of the competence quorum sensing system on Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms varies depending on the experimental model.
BMC microbiology - 14 Apr 2011
Trappetti Claudia, Gualdi Luciana, Di Meola Lorenzo, Jain Prashant, Korir Cindy C, Edmonds Paul, Iannelli Francesco, Ricci Susanna, Pozzi Gianni, Oggioni Marco R
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BACKGROUND: Different models for biofilm in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been described in literature. To permit comparison of experimental data, we characterised the impact of the pneumococcal quorum-sensing competence system on biofilm formation in three models. For this scope, we used two microtiter and one continuous culture biofilm system. RESULTS: In both microtiter models the competence system influences...
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