Strain-dependent differences in the regulatory roles of sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 470-480

  Blevins, Jon S ^a   Beenken, Karen E ^a   Elasri, Mohamed O ^a   Hurlburt, Barry K ^a   Smeltzer, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN AGR; PROTEINASE; SMAD ANCHOR FOR RECEPTOR ACTIVATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYSIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; LIPASE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, BACTERIAL; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036156087     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.2.470-480.2002     Document Type: Article

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