Regulatory and genomic plasticity of Staphylococcus aureus during persistent colonization and infection

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Goerke, Christiane ^a   Wolz, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agr polymorphism; Genome alterations; In vivo gene expression; Phages; Regulation; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGR OPERON; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SAE OPERON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4644359058     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.06.013     Document Type: Review

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