Analysis of the role of CovR and CovS in the dissemination of Streptococcus pyogenes in invasive skin disease

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 221-227

  Dalton, Tracy L ^a   Hobb, Rhonda I ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CovR CovS; Group A Streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Two component system; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COGNATE SENSOR KINASE; ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULON; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRESS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; MICE; MUTATION; PROTEIN KINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SPLEEN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33646233984     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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