Opposing contributions of polynucleotide phosphorylase and the membrane protein nlpi to biofilm formation by salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 580-582

  Rouf, Syed Fazle ^a,b   Ahmad, Irfan ^a   Anwar, Naeem ^a   Vodnala, Suman Kumar ^a   Kader, Abdul ^a   Römling, Ute ^a   Rhen, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN N1PI; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CSGD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; YJCC GENE;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; LIPOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 78650857712     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00905-10     Document Type: Article

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