Sigma factor B and RsbU are required for virulence in Staphylococcus aureus-induced arthritis and sepsis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 6106-6111

  Jonsson, Ing Marie ^a   Arvidson, Staffan ^b   Foster, Simon ^c   Tarkowski, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGR GENE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATOR GENE; RSBU GENE; SARA GENE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; KIDNEY; KNEE JOINT; MICE; SEPSIS; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 4644258164     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.10.6106-6111.2004     Document Type: Article

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