Endocarditis
Recent Findings from University of Oklahoma Highlight Research in Endocarditis
Published in Heart Disease Weekly, May 6th, 2012
2012 MAY 6 -- A report, "Characterization of competence and biofilm development of a Streptococcus sanguinis endocarditis isolate," is newly published data in Molecular Oral Microbiology. "Streptococcus sanguinis is an oral commensal bacterium and endogenous pathogen in the blood, which is generally naturally competent to take up extracellular DNA. Regarded as a stress response, competence development enables S. sanguinis to acquire new genetic material," researchers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma report.
"The sequenced reference strain SK36 encodes and expresses the genes required for competence (com) and uptake of DNA. Isolated from blood cultures of a...
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Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2012-05-06)
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