Integration of the quorum-sensing system in the regulatory networks controlling virulence factor synthesis in Erwinia chrysanthemi

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1407-1418

  Reverchon, Sylvie ^a   Bouillant, Marie Louise ^b   Salmond, George ^c   Nasser, William ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGALACTURONASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME INDUCTION; ERWINIA; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031713246     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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