Identification and characterization of an essential gene in Listeria monocytogenes using an inducible gene expression system

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 150-159

  Considine, Kiera M ^a   Sleator, Roy D ^b,c   Kelly, Alan L ^a   Fitzgerald, Gerald F ^a,b   Hill, Colin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Essential gene; EzrA; High pressure; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; DELETION MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PRESSURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79960273655     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bbug.2.3.15476     Document Type: Article

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