Regulatory RNA in bacterial pathogens

Cell Host and Microbe

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-127

  Papenfort, Kai ^a,b   Vogel, Jörg ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RNA, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 77958028354     PISSN: 19313128     EISSN: 19346069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.06.008     Document Type: Review

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