Legionella pneumophila CsrA is a pivotal repressor of transmission traits and activator of replication

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 445-461

  Molofsky, Ari B ^a   Swanson, Michelle S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRAIT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0142125296     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03706.x     Document Type: Article

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