Regulation of quorum sensing by RpoS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4356-4360

  Whiteley, Marvin ^a   Parsek, Matthew R ^a   Greenberg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PYOCYANINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LIGASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033912267     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.15.4356-4360.2000     Document Type: Article

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