The Helicobacter pylori flbA flagellar biosynthesis and regulatory gene is required for motility and virulence and modulates urease of H. pylori and Proteus mirabilis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 958-970

  McGee, David J ^a   Coker, Christopher ^a   Testerman, Traci L ^a   Harro, Janette M ^a   Gibson, Susan V ^a   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; NICKEL TRANSPORTER; PROTEIN FLBA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERBIL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REGULATOR GENE; STOMACH ANTRUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UREA CYCLE; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0036840033     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-11-958     Document Type: Article

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