Patterns of virulence gene expression differ between biofilm and tissue communities of Streptococcus pyogenes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1545-1556

  Cho, Kyu Hong ^a   Caparon, Michael G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; STREPTOKINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRULENCE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; ZEBRAFISH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANIO RERIO; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 25144472650     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04786.x     Document Type: Article

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