CcpA and LacD.1 affect temporal regulation of Streptococcus pyogenes virulence genes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 241-252

  Kietzman, Colin C ^a   Caparon, Michael G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACD.1; LACTATE 2 MONOOXYGENASE; STREPTOLYSIN S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 73449109530     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00746-09     Document Type: Article

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