Rgg coordinates virulence factor synthesis and metabolism in Streptococcus pyogenes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 6016-6024

  Chaussee, Michael S ^a,d   Somerville, Greg A ^b   Reitzer, Larry ^c   Musser, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE DEIMINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; RGG PROTEIN; SERINE; SERINE DEHYDRATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FERMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; MUTATION; NITROGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0141960369     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.20.6016-6024.2003     Document Type: Article

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