Mathematical modelling of the agr operon in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-54

  Jabbari, Sara ^a   King, John R ^a   Koerber, Adrian J ^b   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Mathematical modelling; Quorum sensing; Staphylococcus aureus; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

AGRB PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; AGRC PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS; AGRD PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, GENETIC; OPERON; PROTEIN KINASES; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952293299     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-009-0291-6     Document Type: Article

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