Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteriocins Is Induced by Antibiotics via Regulatory Interplay with the Competence System

Morten Kjos; Eric Miller; Jelle Slager; Frank B. Lake; Oliver Gericke; Ian S. Roberts; Daniel E. Rozen; Jan-Willem Veening

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005422

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Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteriocins Is Induced by Antibiotics via Regulatory Interplay with the Competence System

Morten Kjos ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Morten Kjos, Eric Miller

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Eric Miller ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Morten Kjos, Eric Miller

Affiliations Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Jelle Slager,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Frank B. Lake,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Oliver Gericke,

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ian S. Roberts,

Affiliation Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Daniel E. Rozen ,

* E-mail: d.e.rozen@biology.leidenuniv.nl (DER); j.w.veening@rug.nl (JWV)

Affiliation Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Jan-Willem Veening

* E-mail: d.e.rozen@biology.leidenuniv.nl (DER); j.w.veening@rug.nl (JWV)

Affiliation Molecular Genetics Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteriocins Is Induced by Antibiotics via Regulatory Interplay with the Competence System

Morten Kjos,
Eric Miller,
Jelle Slager,
Frank B. Lake,
Oliver Gericke,
Ian S. Roberts,
Daniel E. Rozen,
Jan-Willem Veening

Published: February 3, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005422

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