The novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa two-component regulator BfmR controls bacteriophage-mediated lysis and DNA release during biofilm development through PhdA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 767-783

  Petrova, Olga E ^a   Schurr, Jill R ^b   Schurr, Michael J ^c   Sauer, Karin ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PREVENT HOST DEATH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BFMR REGULATOR GENE; BIOFILM; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILMS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLAQUE ASSAY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79960706893     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07733.x     Document Type: Article

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