Orientational control is an efficient control mechanism for phase switching in the E. coli fim system

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-551

  Chu, Dominique ^a   Blomfield, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Fim; Phase variation; Steady state

Indexed keywords

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMB GENE; FIMBRIA; FIME GENE; FIMS GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STEADY STATE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TIME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33845909582     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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