RecA and RadA proteins of Brucella abortus do not perform overlapping protective DNA repair functions following oxidative burst

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5187-5195

  Roux, Christelle M ^a,e   Booth, Natha J ^a,g   Bellaire, Bryan H ^b   Gee, Jason M ^c   Roop II, R Martin ^c   Kovach, Michael E ^d   Tsolis, Renée M ^e   Elzer, Philip H ^f   Ennis, Don G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEXA PROTEIN; RADA PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMIDS; REC A RECOMBINASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 33745877611     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01994-05     Document Type: Article

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