The impact of the competence quorum sensing system on <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>biofilms varies depending on the experimental model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Different models for biofilm in <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>have been described in literature. To permit comparison of experimental data, we characterised the impact of the pneumococcal quorum-sensing competence sys...

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Main Authors: Iannelli Francesco, Edmonds Paul, Korir Cindy C, Jain Prashant, Di Meola Lorenzo, Gualdi Luciana, Trappetti Claudia, Ricci Susanna, Pozzi Gianni, Oggioni Marco R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/75