Identification and functional analysis of Vibrio vulnificus SmcR, a novel global regulator

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-334

  Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Rhee, Jee Eun ^a   Park, Uryung ^a   Ju, Hyun Mok ^a   Lee, Byung Cheol ^b   Kim, Tae Sung ^b   Jeong, Hye Sook ^c   Choi, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Novel global regulator; smcR; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACIDITY; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUTATION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 33947241756     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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