Two small c-type cytochromes affect virulence gene expression in Bacillus anthracis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-123

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

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C A; CYTOCHROME C B; HEME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEREGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 62949192913     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06627.x     Document Type: Article

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