Cytolysin gene expression in Enterococcus faecalis is regulated in response to aerobiosis conditions

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-39

  Day, A M ^a   Cove, J H ^a   Phillips Jones, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytolysin; Enterococcus; Gene expression; Haemolysin; Virulence regulation

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBSERVATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REPORTER GENE; START CODON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0038216568     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0819-1     Document Type: Article

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