Identification of MglA-regulated genes reveals novel virulence factors in Francisella tularensis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 6642-6655

  Brotcke, Anna ^a   Weiss, David S ^a   Kim, Charles C ^b   Chain, Patrick ^c   Malfatti, Stephanie ^c   Garcia, Emilio ^c   Monack, Denise M ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Fairchild Bldg D041 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MGLA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CDS2 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FTT0989 GENE; FTT1209C GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHAGE; MGLA GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPPB GENE; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PDPB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC ISLANDS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TULAREMIA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33845508218     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01250-06     Document Type: Article

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