Staphylococcus epidermidis saeR is an effector of anaerobic growth and a mediator of acute inflammation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-152

  Handke, L D ^a,d   Rogers, K L ^a   Olson, M E ^a   Somerville, G A ^b   Jerrells, T J ^a   Rupp, M E ^a   Dunman, P M ^a   Fey, P D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FOREIGN BODY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAEPQRS GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS SAER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 37749004782     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00556-07     Document Type: Article

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