Alternative sigma factor σH modulates prophage integration and excision in staphylococcus aureus

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Tao, Liang ^a   Wu, Xiaoqian ^a   Sun, Baolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SIGMA FACTOR H; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGH PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROPHAGE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; GENOME, VIRAL; LYSOGENY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROPHAGES; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 77954155923     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000888     Document Type: Article

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