Genetic analysis of anti-amoebae and anti-bacterial activities of the type vi secretion system in vibrio cholerae

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Zheng, Jun ^a,b   Ho, Brian ^a   Mekalanos, John J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN COREGULATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN CLPV; PROTEIN VASH; PROTEIN VASK; PROTEIN VIPA; PROTEIN VIPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE GLYCINE REPEAT PROTEIN G 3; ACTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLPV GENE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; VCA0109 GENE; VCA0110 GENE; VCA0111 GENE; VCA0112 GENE; VCA0113 GENE; VCA0114 GENE; VCA0115 GENE; VCA0119 GENE; VCA0121 GENE; VCA0122 GENE; VGRG 1 GENE; VGRG 2 GENE; VGRG 3 GENE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DICTYOSTELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUSE; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; SECRETION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ACTINS; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DICTYOSTELIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC LOCI; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS; OPERON; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 80052316136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023876     Document Type: Article

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