Identification and characterization of bicistronic speB and prsA gene expression in the group A streptococcus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 7626-7634

  Ma, Yongsheng ^a   Bryant, Amy E ^a   Salmi, Dan B ^a   Hayes Schroer, Susan M ^a   McIndoo, Eric ^a   Aldape, Michael J ^b   Stevens, Dennis L ^a,c  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHILIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; EXOTOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SPEB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; CISTRON; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PRSA GENE; SPEB GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; EXOTOXINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPERON; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33750431409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01059-06     Document Type: Article

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