Complement active human and porcine serum induces natural competence for genetic transformation in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis
M. L. Ferrando, A. Gussak, S. Mentink, P. van Baarlen, J. M. Wells
The paper shows that active human and porcine serum induces natural competence in Streptococcus suis, while pre-heated serum or fetal bovine serum does not.
bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020Microbiology