Transcriptional regulation of pyolysin production in the animal pathogen, Arcanobacterium pyogenes

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-104

  Rudnick, Stefani T ^a   Jost, B Helen ^a   Billington, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcanobacterium pyogenes; Gene regulation; Promoter; Pyolysin; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; MESSENGER RNA; PYOLYSIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES;

EID: 51649098710     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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