The two-component system sivS/R regulates virulence in Streptococcus iniae

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-554

  Bolotin, Shelly ^a   Fuller, Jeffrey D ^b   Bast, Darrin J ^a,c   De Azavedo, Joyce C S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Regulation; Streptococcus iniae; Two component system; Virulence

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PYRUVATE KINASE; STREPTOLYSIN O; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SAGA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHEROPLAST; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOLYSINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 35948950791     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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