Inorganic phosphate induces spore morphogenesis and enterotoxin production in the intestinal pathogen Clostridium perfringens

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3651-3656

  Philippe, Valeria A ^a   Méndez, Marcelo B ^a   Huang, I Hsiu ^b   Orsaria, Lelia M ^a   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^b   Grau, Roberto R ^a,c  

^a Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario   (Argentina)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENTEROTOXIN; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL POLARITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOA GENE; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROTOXINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHATES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33646925086     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.02090-05     Document Type: Article

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