Characterization of DegU, a response regulator in Listeria monocytogenes, involved in regulation of motility and contributes to virulence

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-179

  Knudsen, Gitte M ^a   Olsen, John E ^a   Dons, Lone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DegU; Flagellin; Listeria monocytogenes; Motility; Response regulator; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FLAGELLIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOVEMENT; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 7644234118     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.09.039     Document Type: Article

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