Low-shear modelled microgravity alters expression of virulence determinants of Staphylococcus aureus

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 408-413

  Rosado, Helena ^a   Doyle, Marie ^a   Hinds, Jason ^b   Taylor, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial microarrays; Bacterial virulence; Gene expression; Microgravity; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MICROARRAYS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL WALLS; DNA MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS; GRAM-NEGATIVE PATHOGENS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HIGH FREQUENCY; METHICILLIN; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; S. AUREUS; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIBIOTICS; ASPECT RATIO; BIOACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVITATION; MICROARRAYS; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PATHOGENS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

EID: 70449524547     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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