Molecular analysis of the fur (ferric uptake regulator) gene of a pathogenic Edwardsiella tarda strain

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 350-355

  Wang, Fang ^a,b   Cheng, Shuang ^a,b   Sun, Kun ^a,b   Sun, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Edwardsiella tarda; Fur; Mutation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC ION; IRON UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; IRON-UPTAKE REGULATION PROTEIN, BACTERIA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PROMOTER REGION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FISH DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 46749152298     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0038-x     Document Type: Article

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