Characterization of Brucella abortus sigma factor σ54 (rpoN): Genetic complementation of Sinorhizobium meliloti ntrA mutant

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 394-402

  Iannino, Florencia ^a   Ugalde, Rodolfo A ^a   Iñón de Iannino, Nora ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

B. abortus; ntrA; rpoN; Sigma 54; Stationary phase survival; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; SUCCINIC ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HELA CELL; INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MUS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 56549100851     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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