Inactivation of the fliY gene encoding a flagellar motor switch protein attenuates mobility and virulence of Leptospira interrogans strain Lai

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Liao, Sumei ^a,b   Sun, Aihua ^b   Ojcius, David M ^c   Wu, Senlin ^b   Zhao, Jinfang ^b   Yan, Jie ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FLIY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLIQ PROTEIN, BACTERIA; FLIY PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC CODE; GUINEA PIG; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LETHALITY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; FLAGELLUM; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY;

CAVIA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MURINAE; SPIROCHAETALES;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; FLAGELLA; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE SILENCING; GUINEA PIGS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE;

EID: 73449089074     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-253     Document Type: Article

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