Shigella flexneri LuxS quorum-sensing system modulates virB expression but is not essential for virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-23

  Day W A , Jr ^a   Maurelli, A T ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOINDUCER 2; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR VIRB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING SYSTEM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; OPERON; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 0035158661     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.1.15-23.2001     Document Type: Article

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