SarA and not σB is essential for biofilm development by Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1075-1087

  Valle, Jaione ^a   Toledo Arana, Alejandro ^a   Berasain, Carmen ^c   Ghigo, Jean Marc ^d   Amorena, Beatriz ^a   Penadés, José R ^b   Lasa, Iñigo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLUAR ADHESIN; SMAD ANCHOR FOR RECEPTOR ACTIVATION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SARA PROTEIN, BACTERIAL; SIGB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0038016734     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03493.x     Document Type: Article

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