Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3DtTwmJ

Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3DtTwmJ

Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3DtTwmJ

Hi #introduction - I’m a health psychologist focusing on #behaviourchange and #maintenance in real world settings, in multiple domains currently including #Adherence #engagement with services #smoking #activetravel and #vaccine uptake