Effects of Quorum Sensing on flaA Transcription and Autoagglutination in Campylobacter jejuni

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 833-839

  Jeon, Byeonghwa ^a   Itoh, Kikuji ^a   Misawa, Naoaki ^b   Ryu, Sangryeol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoagglutination; Campylobacterjejuni; Flagellin expression; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0242577297     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03449.x     Document Type: Article

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