Promiscuous bacteria have staying power.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28885143.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.30734 and PMC identifier 5590805.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Being able to take up DNA from their environment might allow pneumococcal bacteria to colonize the human nose and throat for longer periods of time.
Medical subject headings
- Genes, Bacterial
- Nose
- Pharynx
- Streptococcus pneumoniae