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Appearance of a Protein “Agglutinin” on the Spheroplast Membrane of Pneumococci During Induction of Competence

Alexander Tomasz, Eva Zanati

Journal of Bacteriology · 1971 · 27 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Competent pneumococci and their spheroplasts agglutinate in dilute acid. Agglutination is caused by a trypsin-sensitive agglutinin which is not identical to the competence factor and the appearance of which requires protein synthesis.

References

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Choline-containing Teichoic Acid As a Structural Component of Pneumococcal Cell Wall and Its Role in Sensitivity to Lysis by an Autolytic Enzyme

Jean Mosser, Alexander Tomasz · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1970 · 302 citations · Full text

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Cellular Metabolism in Genetic Transformation of Pneumococci: Requirement for Protein Synthesis During Induction of Competence

Alexander Tomasz · Journal of Bacteriology · 1970 · 123 citations · Full text

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An autoradiographic study of genetic transformation.

George T. Javor, Alexander Tomasz · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1968 · 35 citations

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Binding of the competence factor to receptors in the spheroplast membrane of pneumococci

Richard J. Ziegler, Alexander Tomasz · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1970 · 23 citations

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Some characteristics of streptococci competent for uptake of deoxyribonucleic acid

R Pakuła, Pradip Kumar Ray, L. R. Spencer · Canadian Journal of Microbiology · 1970 · 14 citations

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