| Literature DB >> 3782044 |
J Yother, L S McDaniel, D E Briles.
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We describe the high-efficiency transformation of several virulent, encapsulated isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Transformation was effected by the induction of competence with competence factor and was apparently the result both of inducing noncompetent recipients and overcoming the inhibition imposed by the capsule.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3782044 PMCID: PMC213662 DOI: 10.1128/jb.168.3.1463-1465.1986
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490