The SfaXII protein from newborn meningitis E. coli is involved in regulation of motility and type 1 fimbriae expression

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 243-252

  Sjöström, Annika E ^a   Balsalobre, Carlos ^a   Emödy, Levente ^b,f   Westerlund Wikström, Benita ^c   Hacker, Jörg ^d,e   Uhlin, Bernt Eric ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Motility; NMEC; Regulation; S fimbriae; Type 1 fimbriae

Indexed keywords

FIMBRIA PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINASE; SFAX II PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DOWN REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MENINGITIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DOWN-REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65049087722     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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