Regulation of virulence factors of enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli O157:H7 by self-produced extracellular Factors

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2508-2511

  Kanamaru, Kyoko ^a,c   Kanamaru, Kengo ^b   Tatsuno, Ichiro ^a   Tobe, Toru ^a   Sasakawa, Chihiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auoinducer; Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7; Gene expression; Quorum sensing system; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; ESPD PROTEIN, E COLI; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOWN-REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034330829     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.2508     Document Type: Article

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