Swarming differentiation of Vibrio vulnificus downregulates the expression of the vvhBA hemolysin gene via the LuxS quorum-sensing system

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Kim, Moon Young ^a   Park, Ra Young ^a   Choi, Mi Hwa ^a   Sun, Hui Yu ^a   Kim, Choon Mee ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^b   Rhee, Joon Haeng ^b   Shin, Sung Heui ^a  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemolysin; Quorum sensing; Swarming; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE; VVHA PROTEIN, VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; UPREGULATION; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MUTATION; UP-REGULATION; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 33745768675     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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