A Francisella novicida pdpA mutant exhibits limited intracellular replication and remains associated with the lysosomal marker LAMP-1

Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1498-1504

  Schmerk, Crystal L ^a   Duplantis, Barry N ^a   Howrd, Perry L ^a   Nano, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; LYSOSOME ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; PATHOGENICITY DETERMINANT PROTEIN A; PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHAGOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRULENCE;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYSOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; LYSOSOMES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE DELETION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 66849099372     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.025445-0     Document Type: Article

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