Markov chain modeling of pyelonephritis-associated pili expression in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2541-2553

  Zhou, Baiyu ^a   Beckwith, David ^a   Jarboe, Laura R ^a   Liao, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LEUCINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BINDING COMPETITION; COMPUTER PREDICTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PAP GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PROBABILITY; PYELONEPHRITIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 22144458274     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.052126     Document Type: Article

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