Mutations in Flk, FlgG, FlhA, and FlhE that affect the flagellar type III secretion specificity switch in Salmonella enterica

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3938-3947

  Hirano, Takanori ^a   Mizuno, Shino ^b   Aizawa, Shin Ichi ^b   Hughes, Kelly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; PROTEIN FLGG; PROTEIN FLGM; PROTEIN FLHA; PROTEIN FLHE; PROTEIN FLK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLAGELLIN; FLHA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; FLHE PROTEIN, SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; FLAGELLUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 67549133101     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01811-08     Document Type: Article

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