Promiscuous bacteria have staying power

eLife

Daniel J Wilson¹  Ruth C Massey² 

[1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom;

关键词: S. pneumoniae;    GWAS;    carriage duration;    epidemiology;    heritability;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.30734

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

Unknown