Shift-down in growth rate rather than high cell density induces toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Timmins, Barry S ^a,b   Holland, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Reckitt & Colman   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agr; lux AB gene reporter; Staphylococcus aureus; tst expression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DENSITY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032966121     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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