Characterization of two signal transduction systems involved in intracellular macrophage survival and environmental stress response in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Muller, Cécile ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^b   Riboulet, Eliette ^a   Hébert, Laurent ^a   Posteraro, Brunella ^b   Fadda, Giovanni ^b   Auffray, Yanick ^a   Rincé, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 component signal transduction system; Enterococcus faecalis; Intracellular macrophage survival; Oxidative stress; Phosphate starvation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERR04 PROTEIN; ERR05 PROTEIN; ERR06 PROTEIN; ERR10 PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; JH2 2 PROTEIN; PHOP PROTEIN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BINDING PROTEIN; PSTF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATALASE GENE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ERR06 GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRAIT; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWO COMPONENT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATE-BINDING PROTEINS; PHOSPHATES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 35649009817     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106083     Document Type: Article

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