LuxS affects flagellar phase variation independently of quorum sensing in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 769-771

  Karavolos, M H ^a   Bulmer, D M ^a   Winzer, K ^b   Wilson, M ^a   Mastroeni, P ^c   Williams, P ^d   Khan, C M A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; FLAGELLUM; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUORUM SENSING; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; QUORUM SENSING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 38749100260     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01253-07     Document Type: Article

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