A Gly145Ser substitution in the transcriptional activator PrfA causes constitutive overexpression of virulence factors in Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1533-1540

  Ripio, Maria Teresa ^a   Domínguez Bernal, Gustavo ^a   Lara, María ^a   Suárez, Mónica ^a   Vázquez Boland, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0031054113     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1533-1540.1997     Document Type: Article

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