Role of σ54 in the regulation of genes involved in type I and type IV pili biogenesis in Xylella fastidiosa

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-261

  Da Silva Neto, José F ^a   Koide, Tie ^a,c   Abe, Cecília M ^b   Gomes, Suely L ^a   Marques, Marilis V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Pili; Sigma 54; Xylella fastidiosa

Indexed keywords

PILIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; BIOGENESIS; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIMBRIA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; WILD TYPE; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CITRUS FRUIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; XYLELLA;

CITRUS; PILA; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; CITRUS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; XYLELLA;

EID: 43049158011     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0314-x     Document Type: Article

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