Osmolarity and pH growth conditions regulate fim gene transcription and type 1 pilus expression in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1391-1402

  Schwan, William R ^a   Lee, Jeffrey L ^a   Lenard, Farrah A ^a   Matthews, Brian T ^a   Beck, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM PILUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; URINE;

EID: 0036182731     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.3.1391-1402.2002     Document Type: Article

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