Subpopulation-specific transcriptome analysis of competence-stimulating-peptide-induced Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1863-1877

  Lemme, André ^a   Gröbe, Lothar ^a   Reck, Michael ^a   Tomasch, Jürgen ^a   Wagner Döbler, Irene ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIOCIN; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MUTACIN IV; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SELECTION; COMX GENE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 79955378340     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01363-10     Document Type: Article

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