The bicarbonate transporter is essential for Bacillus anthracis lethality

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Wilson, Adam C ^a   Soyer, Magali ^a   Hoch, James A ^a   Perego, Marta ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BAS 2714 12 TRANSPORTER; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BAS2714 PROTEIN, BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BICARBONATES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 57149107145     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000210     Document Type: Article

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