Repression of intracellular virulence factors in Salmonella by the Hha and YdgT nucleoid-associated proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3669-3673

  Silphaduang, Umaporn ^a,b,c   Mascarenhas, Mariola ^b   Karmali, Mohamed ^b,c   Coombes, Brian K ^a,b,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HHA; PROTEIN YDGT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE SILENCING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34247605057     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00002-07     Document Type: Article

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