The complex oxidative stress response of Bacteroides fragilis: The role of OxyR in control of gene expression

Anaerobe

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-173

  Rocha, E R ^a   Herren, Christopher D ^a   Smalley, Darren J ^a   Smith, C J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. fragilis; Gene regulation; Oxidative stress; OxyR

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYLYASE; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; SIALIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOREDOXIN PEROXIDASE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; MACROMOLECULE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULON; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES SP.; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141788349     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-9964(03)00118-5     Document Type: Article

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