Functional analysis of the group A streptococcal luxS/AI-2 system in metabolism, adaptation to stress and interaction with host cells

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Siller, Maria ^a   Janapatla, Rajendra P ^a   Pirzada, Zaid A ^a   Hassler, Christine ^a   Zinkl, Daniela ^a   Charpentier, Emmanuelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; EPITHELIUM CELL; HOST CELL; MACROPHAGE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRESS; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE; ADAPTATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE; N OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE DELETION; HOMOSERINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTONES; MACROPHAGES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 57749174624     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-188     Document Type: Article

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