Regulation of Sxy in Haemophilus influenzae and other Pasteurellaceae

Natural competence is ability of bacteria to take up exogenous DNA from their surroundings. Haemophilus influenzae, a member of the Pasteurellaceae family, tightly regulates competence development, inducing uptake only when cells are starved both for sugars and nucleotides. Two proteins are invol...

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Main Author: Volar, Milica
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31416