Virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus: The need for in vivo analysis of virulence factor regulation

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-154

  Pragman, Alexa A ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

SrrAB; Staphylococcus aureus; Two component systems; Virulence regular

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEIN A; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 4444282060     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.05.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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