MicrobiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Fever-like temperature bursts promote competence development via an HtrA-dependent pathway in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Mickaël Maziero, David Lane, Patrice Polard, Mathieu A. Bergé
The paper shows that fever-like temperature increases induce competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae via an HtrA-dependent pathway, independent of other stress signals.
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