Increased Zinc Availability Enhances Initial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Increased Zinc Availability Enhances Initial Aggregation and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacteria growing within biofilms are protected from antibiotics and the immune system. Within these structures, horizontal transfer of genes encoding virulence factors, and promoting antibiotic resistance occurs, making biofilms an extremely important aspect of pneumococcal colonization and persiste...

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Main Authors: Lindsey R. Brown, Rachel C. Caulkins, Tyler E. Schartel, Jason W. Rosch, Erin S. Honsa, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Victoria A. Meliopoulos, Sean Cherry, Justin A. Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
zinc
pneumococcus
cell-cell interactions
biofilms
colonization
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00233/full

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