The blp locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae plays a limited role in the selection of strains that can cocolonize the human nasopharynx

• Authors: Dawid S, Gould KA, Hinds J, Lencastre H, Mendes LA, Pinto FR, Sá-Leão R, Simões AS, Valente A
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Link: http://aem.asm.org/content/82/17/5206.full%20

Nasopharyngeal colonization is important for Streptococcus pneumoniaeevolution, providing the opportunity for horizontal gene transfer when multiple strains co-occur. Although colonization with more than one strain of pneumococcus is common, the factors that influence the ability of strains to coexist are not known. A highly variable blp (bacteriocin-like peptide) locus has been identified in all sequenced strains of S. pneumoniae. […]
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