Cyclic diguanylate regulates Vibrio cholerae virulence gene expression

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5873-5882

  Tischler, Anna D ^b   Camilli, Andrew ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DINUCLEOTIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN VIEA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CELL SURFACE; CHOLERA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CTXAB GENE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TCPP GENE; TOXR GENE; TOXT GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 23944431512     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.9.5873-5882.2005     Document Type: Article

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