Lysogenic infection of a Shiga toxin 2-converting bacteriophage changes host gene expression, enhances host acid resistance and motility

Molecular Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-66

  Su, L K ^a   Lu, C P ^a,b   Wang, Y ^a   Cao, D M ^a   Sun, J H ^a   Yan, Y X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Min27( stx: cat); Acid tolerance; Conversion; Motility; Shiga toxin 2 converting bacteriophage; Transcriptional analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77949288995     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893310010085     Document Type: Article

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