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Fratricide Is Essential for Efficient Gene Transfer between Pneumococci in Biofilms

17 Jun 2012

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Streptococcus pneumoniae and a number of commensal streptococcal species are competent for natural genetic transformation. The natural habitat of these bacteria is multispecies biofilms in the human oral cavity and nasopharynx. Studies investigating lateral transfer of virulence and antibiotic resistance determinants among streptococci have shown that interspecies as well as intraspecies gene exchange takes place...

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PMID: 22706053
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01343-12

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