Genetic and functional analysis of a PmrA-PmrB-regulated locus necessary for lipopolysaccharide modification, antimicrobial peptide resistance, and oral virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6139-6146

  Gunn, J S ^a   Ryan, S S ^a   Van Velkinburgh, J C ^a   Ernst, R K ^a   Miller, S I ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZUROCIDIN; BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY INCREASING PROTEIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; POLYMYXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST RESISTANCE; INTESTINE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; R FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; LIPID A; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POLYMYXIN B; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULON; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0033794504     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6139-6146.2000     Document Type: Article

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