Systematic targeted mutagenesis of the MarR/SlyA family members of Dickeya dadantii 3937 reveals a role for MfbR in the modulation of virulence gene expression in response to acidic pH

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1018-1037

  Reverchon, Sylvie ^a,b   Van Gijsegem, Frédérique ^c   Effantin, Géraldine ^a,b   Zghidi Abouzid, Ouafa ^a,b   Nasser, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINIZATION; APOPLAST; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DICKEYA DADANTII; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRESS; VIRULENCE;

DICKEYA DADANTII;

EID: 78349250221     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07388.x     Document Type: Article

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