Putative mannose-specific phosphotransferase system component IID represses expression of suilysin in serotype 2 Streptococcus suis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 169-180

  Lun, Shichun ^a,b   Willson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Mannose specific phosphotransferase system; Mutagenesis; Streptococcus suis; Suilysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; GLUCOSE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; LACTOSE; MANNOSE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SUILYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BLOOD; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPORTER GENE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 13644249107     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.10.017     Document Type: Article

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