The BarA-UvrY two-component system regulates virulence in avian pathogenic Eschenchia coli O78:K80:H9

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 4900-4909

  Herren, Christopher D ^a   Mitra, Arindam ^a   Palaniyandi, Senthil Kumar ^a   Coleman, Adam ^a   Elankumaran, Subbiah ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Suman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIRD; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; POULTRY DISEASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33746619610     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00412-06     Document Type: Article

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