Effect of PEL exopolysaccharide on the wspF mutant phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1227-1234

  Chung, In Young ^a   Choi, Kelly B ^a   Heo, Yun Jeong ^a   Cho, You Hee ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

c di GMP; Motility; PEL exopolysaccharide; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLIC DIGUANYLATE PHOSPHATASE; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN PEL; PROTEIN WSPF;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLIC GMP; ESTERASES; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 50249151807     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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