Expression of virulence genes in luminescent and nonluminescent isogenic vibrios and virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-406

  Ruwandeepika, H A D ^a,b   Defoirdt, T ^a   Bhowmick, P P ^b   Karunasagar, I ^b   Bossier, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b University   (India)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Quorum sensing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUMINESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH;

ARTEMIA; EXPRESSION LEVELS; GENES EXPRESSION; ISOGENIC; MASTER REGULATORS; METALLO-PROTEASE; QUORUM-SENSING; SERINE PROTEASE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE GENE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

HEMOLYSIN; LUMINESCENT AGENT; METALLOPROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CRUSTACEAN; GENE EXPRESSION; LUMINESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GNOTOBIOTICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUORUM SENSING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO HARVEYI; WILD TYPE;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CAMPBELLII; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 78650972027     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04892.x     Document Type: Article

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