DNA adenine methylase is involved in the pathogenesis of Edwardsiella tarda

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Sun, Kun ^a,b   Jiao, Xu dong ^a,c   Zhang, Min ^a   Sun, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; DNA adenine methylase; Edwardsiella tarda; RNA interference; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KANAMYCIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOUNDER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 75149165557     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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