Characterization of a novel gene, wosA, regulating FlhDC expression in Proteus mirabilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1946-1955

  Hatt, Janet K ^a   Rather, Philip N ^a,b,c  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 3001 Rollins Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; POVIDONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL CELL; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; VISCOSITY; WOSA GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; POVIDONE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 40449121003     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01010-07     Document Type: Article

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