Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica strains increase the outer membrane permeability in response to environmental stimuli by modulating lipopolysaccharide fluidity and lipid A structure

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2014-2021

  Bengoechea, J A ^a,d   Brandenburg, K ^b   Arraiza, M D ^a   Seydel, U ^b   Skurnik, M ^c   Moriyon I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EGTAZIC ACID; LIPID A; O ANTIGEN;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ACYLATION; AMINES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MONOCYTES; NOVOBIOCIN; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0344837303     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.4.2014-2021.2003     Document Type: Article

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