Identification and characterization of SarH1, a new global regulator of virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 398-409

  Tegmark, Karin ^a   Karlsson, Anna ^a   Arvidson, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033913836     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02003.x     Document Type: Article

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