Regulation of the Ysa type III secretion system of Yersinia enterocolitica by YsaE/SycB and YsrS/YsrR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4056-4066

  Walker, Kimberly A ^a   Miller, Virginia L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHAPERONE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN SYCB; PROTEIN YSAE; PROTEIN YSRR; PROTEIN YSRS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; OPERON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 3042558475     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.13.4056-4066.2004     Document Type: Article

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