Evaluating the involvement of alternative sigma factors SigF and SigG in Clostridium perfringens sporulation and enterotoxin synthesis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4286-4293

  Li, Jihong ^a   McClane, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR SIGF; SIGMA FACTOR SIGG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77957729552     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00528-10     Document Type: Article

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