RcsB plays a central role in H-NS-dependent regulation of motility and acid stress resistance in Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 363-371

  Krin, Evelyne ^a   Danchin, Antoine ^a   Soutourina, Olga ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adi; CadA; FlhDC; HdeA; RcsCDB phosphorelay; Slp

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GADE GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RCSA GENE; RCSB GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOVEMENT; OPERON; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954313973     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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