RsbU-dependent regulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation is mediated via the alternative sigma factor σB by repression of the negative regulator gene icaR

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3838-3848

  Knobloch, Johannes K M ^a   Jäger, Sebastian ^a   Horstkotte, Matthias A ^a   Rohde, Holger ^a   Mack, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROTEIN; RSBU PROTEIN; SIGMA B; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; GENE REPRESSION; ICAR GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; RSBU GENE; RSBUVW GENE; RSBV GENE; RSBW GENE; SIGB GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENES, REGULATOR; MUTATION; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; SEQUENCE DELETION; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 3042546274     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.7.3838-3848.2004     Document Type: Article

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