Two distinct loci affecting conversion to mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis encode homologs of the serine protease HtrA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 511-523

  Boucher, J C ^a   Martinez Salazar, J ^a,b   Schurr, M J ^a   Mudd, M H ^a   Yu, H ^a   Deretic, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRESS;

EID: 0030034915     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.511-523.1996     Document Type: Article

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