Identification of a fljA gene on a linear plasmid as the repressor gene of fliC in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Zou, Xin ^a   Huang, Xinxiang ^a   Xu, Shungao ^a   Zhou, Liping ^a   Sheng, Xiumei ^a   Zhang, Haifang ^a   Xu, Huaxi ^a   Ezaki, Takayuki ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

fliC; fljA; j antigen; Salmonella enterica serovar typhi; z66 antigen

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FLAGELLIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLJA PROTEIN, SALMONELLA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRESSOR GENE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; WESTERN BLOTTING; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 68149127637     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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