Identification and characterization of cyclic diguanylate signaling systems controlling rugosity in Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 7392-7405

  Beyhan, Sinem ^a   Odell, Lindsay S ^a   Yildiz, Fitnat H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC DIGUANYLATE; DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGOSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHORUS-OXYGEN LYASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 55549090691     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00564-08     Document Type: Article

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